Regardless of whether Shinzo Abe was elected or not, Japan's rapidly declining working-age population would always result in a tight labor market, which would then lead to wage pressure and higher inflation. This could cause interest rates to spike and investors to flee amid concerns about the government'll ability to repay its massive debt load. Earlier this month, the BoJ withdrew further stimulus, citing 200 per cent>economic recovery and [target] progress towards its 2% inflation rate target (currently 1.3%).