Japan has looked to be at full employment for some time but the latest releases have called that assumption into question and raised the possibility that wage growth – and the Bank of Japan’s hopes of hitting its inflation target – might rise. Meanwhile, the political winds are once again blowing in favour of Prime Minister Abe. But would Japan’s economy benefit from several more years of Abenomics?
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