William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Only bold reform and stimulus detox can rescue Japan from its policy troubles


Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech on July 3 in Kobe. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."