Everybody agrees: We need kōdō (行動, action). What 行動, though? And whose? That's where the unanimity crumbles.
The Kokusai Tsuka Kikin (国際通貨基金, International Monetary Fund, IMF) and the Sekai Ginko (世界銀行, World Bank) held their nenji sōkai (年次総会, annual general meetings) over three days last month, with Tokyo hosting for the first time since 1964.
IMF sōmu riji (総務理事, managing director) Christine Lagarde, in her bōtō no aisatsu (冒頭の挨拶, opening address), phrased the familiar call to action this way: "Deliberation is not enough; action is vital" (「熟慮するだけではなく行動が重要だ」"Jukuryo suru dake de wa naku kōdō suru koto ga jūyō da").