Interesting op-ed piece from Shinzo Abe on why Japanese wages are set to rise

I think PM Abe needs to time wage increases with the upcoming sales tax increase in April 2014. Several companies, including Nomura and Lawson Dept Stores will be increasing their workers' salaries in the coming months. Deflationary conditions, according to a Bloomberg New interview with Lawson is expected to end by July/Aug 2014 time frame. Hopefully, that will be so.