Is there any reasons why the Japanese government stubbornly stick to supporting the "Bridge to Nowhere" project instead of trying other solutions for fixing the economy, including doing nothing?
I imagine that a politician who ran on a platform of, "I'm going to do nothing: these kinds of pains are how an economy gets back into adjustment," would have a hard time getting votes. But, I've never been to Japan, and indeed, in the U.S., such a platform would not make you an instant laughingstock.