Can Japan’s Abe Push Through Reforms Post Election Results?

After crushing victory in Sunday’s elections, one should wait and watch whether Japan’s Abe would push through growth strategies, feel Citi analysts.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe posted a crushing victory in Sunday’s Upper House election. This has revived attention whether Abe would leverage the recent victory by pushing for decision on planned consumption tax and drafting growth strategies.

In Sunday’s Upper House election, the ruling bloc got a stable majority facilitating the coalition to chair all standing committees besides having as many or more members as the opposition in all of those...