Abe's non-approval rates have risen to match his approval rates, and further political uncertainty will present a large hurdle to progress, says Genzo Kimura, economist at SuMi Trust.
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Recovery from summer sell-off
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Goldman Sachs' David Townshend believes slowing Asian economies and many depreciating currencies in the region bode negatively for the Japanese economy.
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