Japanese banks’ losses from subprime mortgages have been small compared with those of financial institutions in other countries, Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said Tuesday.
“Because investment in these types of products was small to begin with, the losses have been very small compared with financial institutions overseas,” Shirakawa told lawmakers at the Upper House.
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