Press review: January 2024

In this section you will find this month's press review, which contains a selection of some of the most interesting Japan-related online articles that have been published over the past month. To read them, please click on the following links:

• With meetings, Japan leader amplifies call for wage hikes at small firms
• OECD urges Bank of Japan to gradually raise interest rates
• Japan Airlines names ex-flight attendant as first female president
• Japan set to drop to 4th largest economy after Germany
• Ship-based mobile stations make debut in quake-hit Noto
• Japan's convenience store sales rise 4.1% to record high in 2023
• Japan annual wage negotiations begin as impetus for hikes grows