Gov't maintains upbeat economic assessment in May report

Gov't maintains upbeat economic assessment in May report

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Labor and welfare minister Chikara Sakaguchi, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Heizo Takenaka, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, attend a conference to assess the state of Japan's economy at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21. The government left its upbeat assessment of the nation's economy unchanged in its monthly report issued the same day. (Kyodo)

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