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Fewer workers mean less output and weaker growth

Official data shows the government has quietly relaxed some rules and the number of foreign workers has risen

Japan is now one of the oldest societies in the world putting pressure on public services

Japan is less attractive to foreign investors when interest rates are low and government spending is high reducing demand for the currency and weakening it

There are still far fewer foreign workers in Japan compared to Europe or North America

If successful it will serve as a premier case study for ageing societies worldwide

The yen has also gone up in value

Takaichi vowed to cut taxes so people can spend more and said growth was the priority

Government bond yields jumped when Takaichi came into office in October

Takaichi campaigned on the promise to spend more including investment in key industries to boost growth

Japan's bond market is one of the largest in the world so small changes in Tokyo can ripple across global markets

Tomohiko Taniguchi says Takaichi will steer Japan in the right direction

Japan has problems including sluggish growth public debt and an ageing shrinking working population

Investors have been placing the "Takaichi trade" buying Japanese shares while selling the yen and government debt

Japan has had a revolving door of prime ministers

Liam Stack is Times reporter who covers culture and politics of New York City region

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