Quotes by Hiroshi Okuda

“If the yen level remains until March, there is a possibility for companies to revise earnings estimates.”

“If the symbolic industry of the United States collapses, it may adversely affect Japan-U.S. relations by stirring up nationalist sentiment there.”

“I feel as though Japan overall has started to bear a slight resemblance to the asset bubble period.”

“This is for the first time that so many such high level of people get together and talk on Japan-Russia economic cooperation. It says that Japan and Russias economic relationship has entered the new phase.”

“I want the government and the Bank of Japan to thoroughly discuss and then decide (when to scrap the quantitative easing policy).”

“The business model that says you can do anything if you have money should not be respected.”

“There are rules and ethics that companies have to follow and should not breach.”

“This is the first step to normalizing financial policy. In addition to the steady recovery, overall were seeing more relaxed lending behavior, so this wouldnt affect the economy.”

“If there are big swings in the future, it could have an impact, but there hasnt been any for now.”

“I want reforms to be continued without pause.”