From the South China Morning Post an opinion piece that is well worth reading for its discussion of Abenomics and its impacts so far – the soaring stockmarket, collapsing yen, increased consumer spending, and so on.

It concludes, though, that:

The record of past reformers is hardly encouraging. Although Abe appears to have made a strong start, history indicates that his star could soon wane.

After a stellar start, Japan’s ‘Abenomics’ faces dim future