Shinzo Abe

As military spending spirals, should Tokyo consider channeling the free-market spirit of the 1980s?

Here are the three things to watch for and pay attention to after Prime Minister Abe’s reelection.

Japan’s general election gave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), along with its coalition partner Komeito, a majority in both Houses of the Diet. The international community now wonders if the electoral success may embolden the Prime Minister to pursue his agenda more aggressively.