Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso (R) talks with Economics Minister Akira Amari at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo February 28, 2013. Aso said on Thursday that he will keep close watch on currency market moves, and that the economy was showing bright signs, including recent gains in share prices, after a slump last year. Amari said in a separate speech to parliament that the central bank must pursue powerful monetary steps to bring the economy out of nagging deflation. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)