Japan’s Akazawa: Government’s focus is to eradicate Japan's deflationary mindset

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5 February 2025

Japan’s Akazawa: Government’s focus is to eradicate Japan's deflationary mindset

Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa noted on Wednesday that the ”government’s focus is to eradicate Japan's deflationary mindset.”

“With an ambitious goal to boost minimum wages, the government is trying to eradicate deflationary mindset,” he added.

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