Sakaiya answers questions on EPA monthly report

Sakaiya answers questions on EPA monthly report

TOKYO, Japan - Taichi Sakaiya, director general of the Economic Planning Agency (EPA), fields questions at a news conference on his agency's monthly economic report March 17. The report for March said Japanese economy is showing signs of heading toward a self-sustained recovery for the first time since the latest recession began in April 1997.

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