New financial agency starts operations

New financial agency starts operations

Japan's new financial watchdog, the Financial Supervision Agency, starts operations June 22 to take over financial inspection and supervisory functions from the scandal-ridden Finance Ministry. The picture was taken at the secretariat office for the agency's director general.

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