Masaaki Shirakawa: Finance in Asia – banking business and capital markets Keynote address by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the dinner reception, hosted by the Japan Securities Dealers Association, preceding the International Conference, Tokyo, 9 February 2012. * I. *  *  Introduction  Thank you very much.
It is my pleasure to speak at this dinner reception hosted by the Japan Securities Dealers Association that precedes tomorrow’s international conference.