Gearoid Reidy, Columnist

The Takaichi Trade Isn’t Abenomics 2.0, and That’s OK

October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM UTC

Gearoid Reidy is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Japan and the Koreas. He previously led the breaking news team in North Asia, and was the Tokyo deputy bureau chief.

Japan doesn’t need an Abenomics growth curve right now.
Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg

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