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2025-09-18 13:42:10
[Japanese Liberal Democratic Party candidate Yoshimasa Hayashi strives to achieve a sustained increase in real wages of 1%] Japan's top government spokesman and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has pledged to ensure that real wages continue to grow by about 1%, which is an important part of his policy platform to help him win the battle for the leadership of the ruling party. The Chief Cabinet Secretary put forward a policy proposal called the "Hayashi Plan" on Thursday, in which wage growth was listed as a core priority. Hayashi announced the policy outline before the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election officially started next week. He is expected to compete with four candidates including Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former Minister of Economic Security Sanae Takaichi. Voting is scheduled for October 4. A recent Kyodo News poll showed that Hayashi ranked third with 11% support, behind Sanae Takaichi with 28% support and Shinjiro Koizumi with 23%.
