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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We see good signs in both corporate expenditure and spending, which are the key ... Especially in exports, whose recovery had been seen as difficult, the annualized growth rate stood at 11.6 percent.
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We will deal with the matter in accordance with the radio law after hearing the details about Softbank's business plan.
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There has been no request and I myself have never considered it.
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The government's scenario calls for about 2 percent growth in the year,
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We will make our utmost efforts, respecting your strong will,
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We just go by the book and conduct thorough inspections, and it is our duty to maintain that regulatory framework. It is up to private-sector companies what decisions they make.
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I am happy that understanding for the bills is spreading,
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Postal reform is something that will decide Japan's future: whether Japan moves forward to smaller government, leaving what we can to the private sector, or whether it goes toward bigger government.
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Basically, this is something the management of a private-sector financial institution has made and is carrying out, and the government is in no position to say whether this is good or bad,
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Basically, the yen rate is not misaligned with economic fundamentals,
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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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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.