William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
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Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha thought his job was done when GDP growth rate was near 5%. © Sipa/AP
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