Of course, everything did not go entirely smoothly; a 3% consumption-tax hike, which had been put in place by the previous government, interrupted Japan's progress. And Japan still has a long way to go to achieve robust long-term economic growth, with the next phase of Abenomics – supply-side reforms – requiring the government to overcome resistance from bureaucrats and special interests.
当然，并非一切都一帆风顺；3%的消费税提升——这是前任政府定下的政策——阻碍了日本的进步。并且日本距离实现强健长期经济增长的目标仍有很长的路要走，安倍经济学的下一阶段——供给端改革需要政府克服来自官僚和特殊利益的抵抗。