Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday May 16th, 2013

Something dramatic is happening in Japan. After two decades of stagnation, Shinzo Abe has reinvigorated the world's third-biggest economy. In the five months since he came to power, Abenomics has lifted the stockmarket by 55%. Our cover leader hopes his economics reforms will continue, but worries that his strident nationalism could foment conflict with China. John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief

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