Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa speaks to reporters at his ministr.....
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa speaks to reporters at his ministry in Tokyo April 12, 2002, as Japan cast new light into the depths of its bad debt mess with the FSA's report on bank inspections. [The report, widely awaited for a more realistic view of just how much bad debt banks have on their books, forced Japan's top seven banking groups to top up loan-loss charges by 1.9 trillion yen ($14.5 billion) for the year to March 31.]