TOKYO - Japan will raise the government subsidy for oil wholesalers to 25 yen per liter from the current 5 yen to prevent a sharp hike in fuel costs as supply concerns sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine continue to push up crude oil prices, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday.
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