There are some signs of withdrawal of the stimulus schemes at the second largest economy in the world, ie., Japan. The Japanese authorities have indicated that there is a possibility for slow withdrawal of some of the stimulus schemes that have been put in place by the government in the last 15 months, to overcome the massive recession that hit the country.
Japan has seen a sharp drop in exports revenue due to the collapse of the US economy, and also lost out billions of dollars due to the failure of Lehman Bros in US. The new Japanese government that has come to power, is most likely to have the courage to bring in far reaching economic reforms aimed at soothing the millions of lower and middle class Japanese population.