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Kishida to return part of salary amid backlash over planned pay raise
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will return part of his salary, which would increase due to a law revision, the government said Thursday, amid a backlash from the public reeling from falling real wages. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno acknowledged that the government should not invite the "mistrust" of the people, although Kishida has no intention of taking advantage of the bill to amend the law on pay for public employees. Matsuno, the top government spokesman, added the administration will seek the early passage of the bill targeting all national public servants in special positions, including ... (full story)