In visiting Sendai this time, I have come with an expectation to confirm the current state of the disaster-stricken areas and to listen in person to the recent business sentiment and the situation of rebuilding in various fields as well as your thoughts on the Bank’s policies and activities.
During our meeting today we focused on two topics: (i)  Monetary policy in advanced economies, implications and policy responses in the emerging market economies, and  (ii)  Lessons from the crisis in the euro area for monetary and financial integration. Let me briefly highlight some of the issues we discussed.