Masaru Hayamitoldreporterstoday, "although the USstock prices fall and US dollar is weak, the essentialeconomicindiceshave notshownany sign of worsening."
The nation's new top banker, HayamiMasaru, who takes office March 20, is a trading-company executive with a reputation as a reformist and internationalist.
HayamiMasaru, the new Bank of Japan governor, added his voice to the chorus when he said that business and personal taxes must be trimmed to improve the economic climate.