Is Abenomics working?
Japan’s economy grew by 0.7% in 2013, down from an initial estimate of 1%.
…Japan’s trade gap also rose to a new record last month, increasing by 71% to 2.79tn yen in January, official figures showed.
There is more here, via R. Lopez. For background and context, see Edward Hugh’s recent post.
Addendum: Scott Sumner adds comments.