This year and next, an expo called the "Shikoku Kochi Bakumatsu Ishinhaku" will be held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Taiseihokan -- or, returning power to the Emperor -and the Meiji Restoration, and it is expected that this will provide a further boost to tourist numbers and help spread the word about the prefecture's attractions to the whole country.
The financial crisis made it very clear that we had created a system in which the banks reaped the gains in good times, while society and the taxpayers had to foot the bill when things went wrong. Distressed western banks were saved by means of government funds. That was also the case in Denmark. There was simply no other option.