As American politicians look for economic scapegoats, Kishida should seek cover
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has done a solid job forging closer ties with Washington but all bets are off as both U.S. parties scramble to look tougher on trade with Asia. © Reuters
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
One of the truly remarkable things about the yen's 13.5% drop so far this year is how little blowback it has caused in Washington.
