The country has for too long relied on foreign sources without cultivating domestic alternatives.

Indonesia’s economic growth might not be spectacular, but it is the world’s most stable – and that helps Australia.

A radical call urges Japan delay tackling chronic deficit and huge debt – and, of course, build no bridges-to-nowhere.

Abe will be counting on uncertainty from North Korea to make Bill English-style conservative familiarity more attractive to the Japanese electorate.

Overall, the indications are that Abenomics has helped nudge the Japanese economy towards a stronger growth path.

Domestic economic reform and constitutional reform should always have been two sides of the same coin.