Given that Japan succeeded in shifting from a retirement age of 55 to 60 toward the 1980s, it should be possible to create a society in which it is normal to work until the age of 65 or beyond through institutional reforms and changes in the way people work.
I wish to acknowledge the work of this Committee and the Minister of Finance & Public Expenditure and Reform in shining the public spotlight on those lenders involved in the Examination, adding to the sustained pressure we have exerted on the lenders since the outset.