New Japan leader needs to act fast to name a credible economic team
Fumio Kishida reacts during a press conference after he is elected as ruling Liberal Democratic Party president on Sept. 29: his plans for moves to raise Japan's competitive game are still murky. © Reuters
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
As Fumio Kishida prepares to assume the Japanese premiership, analysts and pundits are already asking the wrong questions.
