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Takaichi’s success may backfire on Japan

The country’s first female prime minister is pushing on with a $2.3 trln investment plan. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate whether it will fuel inflation and undermine the virtuous cycle that lifted the world’s fourth-largest economy out of stagnation. B ...  Show more

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