To conclude, let me quote Alexis de Tocqueville here: “I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.” Thank you for your attention.
Developments in Japan’s economy  Japan’s economy is still at a pause due to such factors as the ongoing adjustment in the production and inventory of IT-related goods. The underlying mechanism for economic recovery, however, continues to operate steadily and production, which was somewhat weak some time ago, has been more or less flat recently.