Jesper Koll Japan Quotations

There may be some political pressure that the U.S. no longer wants a strong dollar, but that's not going to prevent Japanese capital from fleeing Japan, because in Japan, money doesn't earn anything.

Japan's economy is finally ready to fulfill its longer term high-growth potential. Japan is evolving into a reliable Pacific powerhouse.

Japan is emerging into a reliable Pacific powerhouse.

Japan Inc. is getting stronger, and their profitability continues to improve very nicely.

Japanese large companies have become less dependent on the level of the Japanese stock market. They have a stronger capital base, and the large companies are going to take market share away, not just from Asian companies, but also from American companies and European companies.

Consumer spending has become a credible engine of growth for the Japanese economy. Wages and incomes are increasing, job security is improving. It's a virtuous circle.

Fukui is the big business candidate, a trusted hand that will continue to steer Japan on a deflationary course, ... We'll continue to have an accommodative BOJ, not a proactive BOJ.

The fact that the weak institutions are falling by the wayside is actually good news because it creates room for the strong and healthy institutions to expand their market share. That's what we're witnessing right now. Capitalism is coming to Japan and the strong will get stronger.

The urgency to appoint a true deflation fighter at the Bank of Japan is not going to disappear with this report.

The Japanese consumer is very isolated from financial market dynamics.

In the 1990s, Japan was a reluctant investor overseas. Now that the domestic economy is doing better, Japan will take on more (overseas investment) risks, and that should benefit the rest of Asia as well, including Indonesia.