The nationalized Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan will not be able to find a buyer by the end of the month, Financial Reconstruction Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa indicated Friday.
“It has been taking some time (for relevant parties) to adjust their views on some issues,” Yanagisawa told a regular news conference. “It does not mean the negotiations have hit a deadlock, but it will take more time.”
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