• Says stimulus may push up GDP by about 0.1%.
  • MOF panel to discuss effect on JGB market of bill delay.
  • Calls for swift passage of deficit financing bond bill.
  • Mof panel on bond bill at request of bond investors.
  • Economic stimulus meets requests of local governments.
  • Japan Post stock sale source of reconstruction funding.
  • Japan Post stock sale important for reconstruction funds.
  • Says he will attend MOF bond panel to address market concerns.

Sounds like he’s going to give a repeat of Maehara’s statement. Maybe he’ll give us a clue as to the size of the stimulus. OK, so I was wrong about the repeat, sorry he’s new and wasn’t expecting it to be different.

BBG headline.