On that point, the White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises pointed out that “in firms that made direct investment overseas, the number of workers once decreases by about 10 percent after the investment, but in six to seven years, domestic workers increase compared with firms that did not make investment” (Chart 3).
What is important is to consider, from a long-term perspective, how a firm can grow and the regional economy can be vitalized. I hope people here representing the regional economy and the Chamber of Commerce in each region will exert strong leadership. IV. Conduct of monetary policy  Finally, let me talk about the Bank of Japan’s recent monetary policy conduct.