“The most troublesome thing is harmful rumours and the psychological effect [on consumers] as a result of radiation concerns, ” says Kaoru Yosano, the economy minister.

日本财政大臣谢野馨说：“最麻烦的事情是有害的谣言和消费者对辐射的关注所造成的心理作用。”

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With the chief exception of Kaoru Yosano, a fiscal conservative reinstated as economy minister, the cabinet talent is astonishingly thin.

现任内阁的主要成员中只有著名的保守派担任经济财政大臣的与谢野馨继续留任，新内阁的班底显得特别的单薄。

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Kaoru Yosano, minister for economics and fiscal policy, said that the March 11 disaster had been the main reason for the fall in output, and insisted that growth would soon return.

日本经济财政大臣与谢野馨(Kaoru Yosano)表示，3月11日的灾难是经济产出下降的主要原因，并坚称日本很快就会恢复增长。

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Yesterday the point man, Yosano Kaoru, caused a stir by hinting about raising the minimum age for drawing benefits and reducing amounts paid.

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The embodiment of the new urgency and resolve to find solutions is the appointment of a 72-year-old veteran fiscal policy expert, Yosano Kaoru, as the new Minister for Economics and Finance.

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Some of his cabinet appointments reflect this change of focus: the new finance minister, Fukushiro Nukaga, and the new chief cabinet secretary, Kaoru Yosano, are supporters of fiscal restructuring and have better relations with the bureaucracy than their predecessors.

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