Is Japan as robust as we think?

Economist argues Japan’s macroeconomic saga is not over; economic recovery needs to continue before fiscal consolidation can take off

June 15, 2015
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Transcript

Despite a positive last quarter, Marcel Thieliant, Japan Economist at Capital Economics, tells World Finance that structural reform is the biggest hurdle Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has yet to overcome in advancing Japan’s economy.