Therefore, these failures can be considered to have important implications for the strengthening of Japan’s financial system and for the restoring of domestic and international confidence in the system. The disclosed amount of total nonperforming loans held by the Japanese depository institutions decreased from ¥ trillion as of the end of March 1995 to ¥ trillion as of the end of March 1997.
Government has just concluded a loan agreement with the Interamerican Development Bank for support of  BIS Review 148/2010  3  these activities, and Central Bank will soon announce the formation of an alternative energy network based on a new website, www.aen.bb, to facilitate collaboration and an exchange of ideas towards the implementation of alternative energy systems.