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To subscribe to the magazine, click here . Japanese Premier Keizo Obuchi won praise a year ago for pushing through measures to shore up Japan's economy. Now he's turning cautious ahead of elections due next year. As a result, Asian neighbours may have to wait still longer for Japan to once again drive growth. Yet Japanese companies may prove him wrong.