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Abe's Next Step in Japan's Economic Recovery
Delaying a sales tax will help, but the prime minister needs to do more.
He can do even more.
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Getty ImagesJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reported postponement of a planned sales tax hike will surely be popular and is perfectly defensible. For it to be truly effective, however, Abe will have to make some harder decisions.