The legacy of Abe Shinzo will shape Japan’s economy for years
The anti-deflation arsenal of the country’s most influential prime minister is still needed
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A little less than eight years is not an especially long tenure for heads of government in much of the world. In Japan, it is a veritable aeon. And two years after the resignation of Abe Shinzo, a former prime minister who was assassinated on July 8th, the reforms he pushed in office look set to shape Japan’s economy for years to come.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Abenomics After Abe”
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