It has always worked in the past. It's always been a turning point in the economy when measures have been taken to bail out the financial system.
Three months ago, the debate was whether the economy was still declining or going sideways. Now the debate is whether the economy is going sideways or whether it is improving.
Japan is forecast to be the fastest-growing G7 economy over the next two years. The biggest contribution to growth is coming from private sector demand.
Overall, we feel that views on the economy have probably become excessively negative in recent months on the basis of the performance of two economic indicators: exports and industrial production.
The economy has finally crawled out of its 1990s misery. This is the first time since the late 1980s that I've seen signs of a broad domestic revival.
The economy is in much better condition than at the time of the previous lower house election in November 2003 ... This should help Koizumi's party in the coming vote.
The government still is claiming that the economy is okay. And if the economy's okay, then there's no reason to change it's fiscal stance. The mere fact that the market has gone down 10 percent doesn't really matter in economic terms.
We think the U.S. could expand by around 3% while Japan's economy could grow somewhere between 3.5% and 4%.