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Rising prices weigh on Japanese as wage hikes lag
Firms raising prices en masse in break from tradition while salaries stay largely stagnant
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Ms Chiaki Hiratsuka cannot see any end in sight to the escalating prices in Japan - dubbed by the media as a "price surge rush" - that have hit everything from groceries and daily necessities to petrol and utilities.
The 44-year-old housewife, who runs a popular blog offering advice on how best to maximise savings, told The Straits Times that the price surge can easily be felt and fears that it will squeeze low-to middle-income households.
