Kishida's cautious course sets up potential long-term rule

I think 70 years + of LDP rule qualify as being long term rule?

Kishida knows how to step around the cow patties.

By mostly playing it safe, and for the time being holding back on contentious policy goals

Fortunately for Japan Inc. continuing with strong corporate welfare while the people suffer from crisis after crisis is not contentious with the political establishment.

Kishida initially called for better wealth distribution as part of his centerpiece economic policy, which he calls a “new form of capitalism,” but has since shifted to a growth strategy based on greater fiscal spending, a policy backed by party heavyweights who can influence his future grip on power.

No money and power in helping the people.

Continuing the QE socialism for the rich is great for his grip on power.

The confluence of good fortune, experts say, created a public image of a steady, sensible leader with a shot at lifting Japan from decades of economic and security woes.

When did this happen?

NO ONE has any image of this or any other fool the LDP throws out there, to have a shot at lifting Japan’s economic woes.

Unimaginative, inept, follower, wannabe. He’ll definitely stay as Japan leader for at least another term of office..

Kishida initially called for better wealth distribution as part of his centerpiece economic policy, which he calls a “new form of capitalism,” but has since shifted to a growth strategy based on greater fiscal spending, a policy backed by party heavyweights who can influence his future grip on power.

No client state of the US will ever be allowed to deviate from the neo-liberal orthodoxy. Whether this “new form of capitalism,” ever existed at all is a moot point as it will never see the light of day now.

a policy backed by party heavyweights who can influence his future grip on power.

Shinzo Abe and US State Department one presumes. It was Obama/Clinton that removed Hatoyama and Ozawa when they attempted a foreign policy independent of Washington.

What a total propaganda piece the author should be ashamed. Kishida is a blundering Idiot who makes a bunch of urges but never does anything whatsoever other than try to look good on the international stage by spending our taxes frivolously he has made no changes and has kept no promises whatsoever.

For the first time in 2 decades Japanese corporations are investing again. May trade deficit is a record, because corporations are buying tech and equipments in preparation for export, thiscis despite JPY weakness that makes purchase more expensive, that's saying something about Kishida and how he has created business confidence.

Watchout, Japan inc is back.

What a total propaganda piece the author should be ashamed.

This site has continuously run LDP propaganda pieces for years, particularly when trying to gaslight the public into thinking that inflation and a weak currency will somehow benefit them.

Same dynastic families same deranged policies, same Japan inc love love, same peoples getting poorer and poorer nothing cautious just the same long term goal of taking everything they can and leaving everyone else with less.

With his support ratings now over 60%, well above the 40% when he first took over, a strong victory for his Liberal Democratic Party in elections next month seems certain, 

Are his supporters coming from roujin homes?

why not get paid well and do virtually-nothing?

like politburo in USSR in eighties.will take him out of office legs first.

The guy is not as bad as some of his predecessors, but Japan gets in worse shape every time there is someone too long at the top.

Over 60% approval rating

Is this a joke ?

Him and Biden are both fluent in gibberish and do the sidestepping backshuffle dithering very well.

Personally living in Japan i don't feel that Kishida has provided as much support to the public as he should have

Kishida is a leader not a ruler !

There is a difference.

Or...perhaps not

Japanese constitution is supposedly a democracy where a leader is elected by the people.

Perhaps Japan is being ruled and its own twisted version of quasi-democracy ?

Everything takes time, but note both Kishida and Kuroda are saying they are going to go for wage growth.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-17/boj-holds-firm-to-deepen-outlier-status-keep-pressure-on-yen?srnd=premium-asia

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/workers-in-japan-should-ask-their-bosses-for-a-raise/2022/05/18/2f16d0ca-d6fa-11ec-be17-286164974c54_story.html

There is much to look forward to for workers in Japan, as long as asset prices doesn't squeeze people like during Heisei era.

Suga was a scapegoat for Abe, who is still in control, not prison. Kishida is a puppet. But Akie is the real boss.