21 Quotes by Masaaki Kanno

This shows the increase in spending is not due to a one-off factor. We are seeing consumers becoming more and more confident about the future economic trend.

With core consumer prices set to rise steadily above zero and today's GDP report confirming that a steady recovery is at work, there is almost no obstacle left for the Bank of Japan in ending its super-loose monetary policy.

This (the data) may heighten expectations in the market of a BOJ policy change next week.

We think it more important what sort of policy framework the BOJ can present for the post-quantitative easing era, and there doesn't seem to be a consensus yet on this among the board members.

Consumption is strong and wages are rising, so the CPI trend is improving. In six months, deflation will be over.

The trend of Japan's economic recovery won't stop. The central bank seems to become increasingly confident that it can change policy around the middle of 2006.

The strength of domestic demand seems real. I believe Japan will achieve roughly three percent growth this year.

Oil prices are high but they are showing signs of relative stability.

This is a new trend in Japanese politics. People are increasingly voting on the policies of individual parties. Now the manifestos of the different parties have become very clear.