33 Quotes by Heizo Takenaka

Whether we reach 1.7 percent this year does not really have much meaning.

Postal reform is something that will decide Japan's future: whether Japan moves forward to smaller government, leaving what we can to the private sector, or whether it goes toward bigger government.

I am happy that understanding for the bills is spreading,

Basically, this is something the management of a private-sector financial institution has made and is carrying out, and the government is in no position to say whether this is good or bad,

Basically, the yen rate is not misaligned with economic fundamentals,

It is likely that the results of special inspections of banks will be available by March 31,

That doesn't mean the Bank of Japan can freely set economic targets for the government.

There is a universally recognized duty to provide a postal service that must be protected.

We only have two years until the start of the privatization process so we have to deal firmly with each issue.