Japan must act on its deteriorating financial health by launching discussions on fiscal reform and revealing the results to the public, said Takashi Imai, chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren).
Along with streamlining public works and administrative expenditures, Japan must find ways to increase revenue in order to cope with the inevitable increase in social security expenditures, Imai said.
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