Overseas demand seems to be bottoming out: Takenaka

Overseas demand seems to be bottoming out: Takenaka

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka speaks at a business seminar in Tokyo on Jan. 16. He said sluggish overseas demand for Japanese products may be bottoming out and industrial inventory adjustments in Japan have progressed considerably.

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