Sayuri Shirai is a professor of economics at Keio University in Tokyo, an Asian Development Bank Institute fellow, and a former member of the board of the Bank of Japan.
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Can Sanae Takaichi make everyday life in Japan feel affordable again?
PM-in-waiting faces choice between protecting consumers or juicing markets
Sanae Takaichi, the new head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has to find a way to relieve soaring food prices. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Marina Inoue and Getty Images)
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