The yen has been falling against the dollar and the crosses for a while, and now we're seeing some short-covering and profit-taking on long positions that have been piling up.

I don't see any changes at this week's meeting. Besides, ending that policy and raising rates are completely different issues, and rates won't start rising for a while.

I don't see any changes at this week's meeting.

By perfecting this legislative machinery and by participating in the various international agreements we intend to contribute to the wholesome development of world trade.

I expect good numbers from Canon again. Canon's cameras are doing surprisingly well despite an industry-wide price slump. They are committed to keeping up margins.

If rewriting equals rereading, we must logically conclude that writing is reading. If this is indeed the case, how could we possibly write under a ban on reading? The only way left is mouth-to-mouth – poets and storytellers recite their pieces and before we can commit them to memory, everything vanishes into thin air.