Continued political instability is major risk for Japanese economy

In the aftermath of the Great Tohoku earthquake the best and worst of Japan has been on display. The calm and orderly response to the tragedy by the Japanese people and the pace at which vital services are being restored have been remarked upon widely. What has also been extraordinary has been the s...

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Published inInvestment Week p. 45
Main Author Perry, Sam
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Incisive Media Limited 13.06.2011
Subjects
Earthquakes
Economic recovery
No confidence motions & votes
Political risk
Prime ministers
Japan
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Summary:In the aftermath of the Great Tohoku earthquake the best and worst of Japan has been on display. The calm and orderly response to the tragedy by the Japanese people and the pace at which vital services are being restored have been remarked upon widely. What has also been extraordinary has been the speed with which Japanese companies have rebuilt, reworked and restored their production and their supply chains. The progress of recovery continues far faster than had been expected. The worst is in the political arena.