Opinion > World
Worries for Japan economy after election shock

TOKYO — Political uncertainty after Japan's election shock risks slowing economic reforms, pushing up government spending and even holding up the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) exit from its outlier monetary policy, economists said.

Postwar Japan has long been a byword for political stability with the conservative, market-friendly Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in power for all but four of the last 69 years.

Register to read this story and more for free.

Signing up for an account helps us improve your browsing experience.

Continue

OR

See our subscription options.

Already have an account? Log in here