This is where the real pressure sits

Japan’s Prime Minister is defending the current path… while her approval rating keeps sliding. Sanae Takaichi’s support just fell to 57%, the lowest since she took office. The cost of living is hitting people hard. The weak yen is driving up the price of food, energy, and daily goods, and more than 70% of the public now disapproves of how the government is handling it. She talks about growth eventually restoring trust in the yen. Most workers aren’t living in “eventually.” They’re living in a present where their paychecks buy less every month while the currency sits near multi-decade lows. This is where the real pressure sits.