"We are not in a situation where we should change the strategy we have been pursuing, " he told reporters following a meeting with transport minister Akihiro Ota.

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Ten years ago, it would have been a lot easier to make such loans, when property prices and stockmarkets were higher, says Akihiro Saito of Mizuho Corporate Bank.

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The approval could come as early as Friday evening following an expected formal safety order from the U.S. federal regulators, Transport Minister Akihiro Ohta said in a statement on the ministry's website.

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Ambitious words from Akihiro Hino, the CEO of Level-5, creators of the Professor Layton series, whose Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is heading for release in Europe and North America in January.

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