William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Thailand's worsening unemployment troubles start, literally, at the top.
Vital reforms elude Prime Minister Prayuth's cabinet despite six years in power


Thailand's parliament meeting hall: no one at the helm to navigate huge economic challenges. © Sipa/AP
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Thailand's worsening unemployment troubles start, literally, at the top.