Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said yesterday he is certain of Japan's economic revival.
Mr Obuchi told a New Year news conference there are 'positive moves or quickening' being felt in the economy.
'I do not have the slightest doubt about a Japanese economic revival.' Japan's economic recovery is all the more important, he said, because 'Japan, Asian nations and the world are sailing on the same boat in a rough sea'.
He also vowed to bring 'true affluence' to Japan.
'I would like to tell people we aim to bring them peace of mind in five areas and to deliver true affluence.' He said his government would focus on economic recovery, employment, environment, social security, elderly life, and child raising.
'Have we really become affluent?' asked the prime minister of the world's second-largest economy, adding he had doubts when considering the people's poor housing and other living standards.
