Minister of Economic Revitalization Shindo "mobilizes all policy measures to raise wages and supports the spring labor movement as much as possible" "We have an opportunity to make the economy strong for the first time in 30 years, and we must seize it at all costs and move on to the next stage," he said. Keidanren Chairman Tokura commented on the wage increase during this year's spring labormovement: "We are calling for them with more enthusiasm and determination than last year"