By SHIMPEI DOI/ Staff Writer
August 29, 2023 at 06:30 JST
From left: Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, Finance Minister Taro Aso and economic revitalization minister Akira Amari respond to reporters’ questions on Jan. 22, 2013, at the prime minister’s office. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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