Capacity shortages remained pronounced on the eve on the sales tax hike. And even though we expect the output gap to decline a bit over the coming months, that probably won’t trigger additional easing by the Bank of Japan. Meanwhile, we doubt that Carlos Ghosn’s attacks on Japan’s judicial system will discourage foreign investors.
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