Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry said that industrial production fell 1.7% from the previous month.
To this end, Mr Yanagisawa has joined hands with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
The main contributors to the drop in output were electronic parts and devices, information and communication electronics equipment and chemicals, said the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
BBC: Japan's industrial output slips as demand remains subdued
The number of foreigners who have completed their studies in Japan is pitifully low compared with other advanced economies: 0.7% of the total, compared with 29% in Australia, 16% in Britain and 13% in America, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
Leather Japan is yet another Asia-driven show sponsored by the country's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Sales rose 2.5% compared with a year earlier, the biggest rise since August 2010, said the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The figures from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry also showed that retail sales in February rose 1.6% from the previous month.
An official of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry briefing reporters said the forecasts "show companies' cautious stance" and indicate a "pause in recovery" in coming months.
Mr. Nishiyama, whose Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry regulates Tepco, pointed out that the company has had serious challenges, including major quakes spaced less than four years apart.
In 1992, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 46% of all listed equities were held as cross-shareholdings by related companies, and only 6% by foreign investors.
Salvation lies abroad: among Japanese manufacturers, only 14% of sales come from overseas production facilities, compared with 32% for American companies, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
As a deputy minister in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), he has six policy areas to oversee, which range from global warming to the troubles of Toyota, the carmaker.
Singapore's economy is expected to contract between 2 and 5 percent this year, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said last month.
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