Takenaka warns of double-digit jobless rate without reform

Takenaka warns of double-digit jobless rate without reform

TOKYO, Japan - Heizo Takenaka, minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks during a government-citizens dialogue meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 16. Seated second from left it labor minister Chikara Sagauchi. Takenaka warned that Japan's jobless rate, now at a record-high 5.4%, could soar to a double-digit figure if the government fails to reform the economic structure.

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