The Japan that can say ‘Yes!’

Once thought slow to change, Japan is moving swiftly on many fronts, but in some aspects, it must not rush things.

A booming Japan is welcome news for Asia, but Tokyo needs to move carefully so that the exuberance does not lead in wrong directions, says the writer. PHOTO: AFP
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This must be Singapore.

Office rents in the business district – where the financial news company I worked for previously has its Asia headquarters – are soaring.

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