Economic deterioration seen slowing: Hayami

Economic deterioration seen slowing: Hayami

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami (standing) says in an opening address to a quarterly meeting of BOJ branch managers in Tokyo on Jan. 25 that the deterioration of the Japanese economy has slowed thanks to increased public works spending. ==Kyodo

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