Contenders for Japan's ruling party leadership, vying to become the next prime minister, underscored on Friday the need to build on the wage growth momentum seen under incumbent Fumio Kishida, but they differed on how to support households and the broader economy amid rising prices.Shinjiro Koizumi, a rising star in the Liberal Democratic Party and one of the public favorites to take over from Kishida, said he would expand support to low-income households and pensioners via cash handouts.While Kishida's government has provided financial assistance to reduce utility bills for households, oth…READ FULL ARTICLE
