Kingmaker Abe behind push for Japan's supersize stimulus

Fiscal discipline goes out the window as Abenomics-style spending returns

Hawkish allies: Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Sanae Takaichi seen speaking to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Parliament. The two conservative politicians are increasingly taking coordinated actions. © Reuters

YUSUKE TAKEUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

November 20, 2021 05:45 JST

TOKYO -- When Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the latter's parliamentary office on Wednesday, a large portion of the conversation was about the economy.