It is my great pleasure to have the opportunity today to exchange views with a distinguished gathering of business leaders in the Tokai region. I would like to take this chance to express my sincerest gratitude for your cooperation with the various activities of the Bank of Japan's Nagoya Branch. As the Tokai region is one of Japan's largest exporting bases, we at the Bank, myself included, listen with great interest to the report from the General Manager of the Nagoya Branch at the meeting of general managers of the Bank's branches held quarterly. I am glad to be able to hear your views directly today. Before ... (full story)