‘Feeling guilty’: price hikes a tough sell in Japan despite inflation
Firms are struggling as they battle rising costs in a country where decades of deflation have nurtured a consumer class averse to higher prices.
Firms are struggling as they battle rising costs in a country where decades of deflation have nurtured a consumer class averse to higher prices.
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