Lessons for us as Japan show slow but sure growth

Thirty years ago yesterday one of the world’s most powerful economies hit its highest point before a collapse which led to decades of deflation, stagnation and lost asset values which have yet to be recovered. Yet that country, Japan, remains the world’s third-largest economy and its ability to produce slower, but reliable, growth may hold lessons for Ireland.

Japan is currently under the direction of its longest-serving prime minister, a record which is unlikely to be surpassed by Leo Varadkar.