142. How women could change the fortunes of the Japanese economy

While inflation numbers have picked up sharply in the US and the UK, Japan is still battling deflation. John-Paul Temperley, deputy manager of AXA Framlington Japan fund, tells us why women could play an important role in getting inflation back into the economy, describes the “stealth move” of the Japanese stock market and tells us that while Japan may not have the sexy internet companies of the US, it’s tech-related profit margins are far higher.