15 Quotes by Junichi Makino

A deficit because of the Lunar Year holiday is a blip and isn't a concern for the economy. While strong domestic demand is fueling import growth, which partly led to the deficit, it's a good thing because it signals resilient demand.

There is uncertainty over the trend of imports of IT (information technology) goods in the US, where IT investment is running at a historically high level,

As Japanese companies can no longer absorb the entire negative impact of rising basic material prices with revenue growth, corporate profit trend will slow down further going forward.

Because male spending is really the slowest to pick up, a recovery there is a strong sign that the overall economy is doing very well.

The impact on the economy isn't really that big. The main impact is that of the higher costs on corporate profits.

The effects of the wage hikes will be minimal as companies are cutting back on the number of jobs on payrolls, relying more on part-timers.