Editorial

15:00 JST, October 28, 2025

The Nikkei Stock Average has topped 50,000 for the first time, driven by expectations for the economic policies of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The government must, with a sense of urgency, advance economic measures to strengthen the nation and improve growth.

Takaichi advocates “responsible and expansionary fiscal policy,” and aims to achieve a strong economy through public-private collaboration in investment. The comprehensive economic measures that are to be formulated around combating high prices will serve as a litmus test for her policy.

The first step in realizing the measures will be to put together the supplementary budget proposal for this fiscal year.

Typically, projects not included in the regular annual budget have been added indiscriminately to supplementary........

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