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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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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The census shows the population is in a declining phase.
future loss
a big loss for the future of Japan.
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The economy has emerged from a soft patch and is moving in a good direction, but oil prices are a risk factor,
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These were the bills that put us at the crossroads, whether Japan can create a small government or it is headed toward creating a big government, ... The rejection is a major blow to Japan's future and its economy.
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Instead of fighting frantically over this pie, there is an opportunity to grow it to 40,000 billion yen or 100,000 billion yen.
boost
And it is going into wages, which should boost spending.
coming economy
The economy is coming out of its near-stagnant stage,
economy soft
The economy has got out of its soft patch,
economic rate
Basically, the yen rate is not misaligned with economic fundamentals,
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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.
considered request
There has been no request and I myself have never considered it.
calls growth percent scenario
The government's scenario calls for about 2 percent growth in the year,
percent reach whether year
Whether we reach 1.7 percent this year does not really have much meaning.