Mar.31 — Sayuri Shirai, a former Bank of Japan policy board member and now a professor at Keio University, discusses the state of the nation’s economy and central bank policy. Confidence at big Japanese manufacturers fell in March, according to a BOJ survey, adding to fears of a deep recession and raising pressure on the government to deliver a rescue package to shield the economy from the coronavirus. Shirai speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.”
In This Story: Japan
Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.4 million residents.
Japan is a great power and a member of numerous international organizations, including the United Nations (since 1956), the OECD, and the G7. Japan is a leader in the automotive and electronics industries.