Economies, cultures and foreign policy objectives are set to evolve with the region’s shifting demographics.

A gap in interests divides the national security community in Japan and influential parts of the domestic business sector.

Embracing the lost art of “creative destruction” will allow the once booming economy to flourish again.

The country has for too long relied on foreign sources without cultivating domestic alternatives.

Indonesia’s economic growth might not be spectacular, but it is the world’s most stable – and that helps Australia.

A radical call urges Japan delay tackling chronic deficit and huge debt – and, of course, build no bridges-to-nowhere.

Abe will be counting on uncertainty from North Korea to make Bill English-style conservative familiarity more attractive to the Japanese electorate.

Overall, the indications are that Abenomics has helped nudge the Japanese economy towards a stronger growth path.

Domestic economic reform and constitutional reform should always have been two sides of the same coin.