EPA upgrades assessment of Japanese economy

EPA upgrades assessment of Japanese economy

TOKYO, Oct. 15 Kyodo - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and his cabinet members attend a meeting held Oct. 15 to review a monthly report of the Economic Planning Agency (EPA). (From L to R) Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, Chief Cabinet secretary Mikio Aoki and Economic Planning Agency chief Taichi Sakaiya. The report said that the Japanese economy was ''continuing to improve,'' a slightly better assessment than the previous report.

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