Heizo Takenaka
Heizo Takenaka
Heizō Takenakais a Japanese economist and retired politician, last serving as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. As of July 2007, he is a professor at Keio University and an advisor for other academic institutions and companies...
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The bank needs to more specifically define its criteria for ending its quantitative easing policy.
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It was extremely regrettable. The legislation was an important milestone. The rejection is a major loss to the Japanese economy.
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It's a decision made by the markets and I don't think that decision is that far off economic fundamentals,
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Whether we reach 1.7 percent this year does not really have much meaning.
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There is a universally recognized duty to provide a postal service that must be protected.
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There seems to be a misunderstanding in some media reports, but the Financial Services Agency (FSA) conducts similar inspections to all banks and it is inconceivable that it takes a particularly harsh attitude to a specific bank,
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a big loss for the future of Japan.
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Companies' cash is not just going to repaying debts, but is going to investment,
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It is likely that the results of special inspections of banks will be available by March 31,
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That doesn't mean the Bank of Japan can freely set economic targets for the government.
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Good trends are seen in private consumption and corporate investment, ... But the pace of recovery isn't overwhelmingly strong, so we must carefully watch the situation.
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The census shows the population is in a declining phase.
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In addition we have to make progress on the restructuring of lending by state-run institutions, personnel costs and the government's balance sheet. We need to have a basic plan on these three issues within about a month.
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The economy is coming out of its near-stagnant stage,