Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Wednesday to ensure lower domestic gasoline prices after industry ministry data showed that the average retail price has risen for the 15th straight week to its highest-ever level.Kishida also told reporters that his government will implement new economic measures to ease the negative impact of price hikes and will also seek to extend the subsidy program for oil wholesalers, which was supposed to taper off toward the end of September.The average price for regular gasoline stood at 185.60 yen ($1.3) per liter as of Monday, up 1.90 yen from a week…READ FULL ARTICLE
