Provisional Translation

Press Conference by ASO Taro, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Minister of State for Financial Services

(Excerpt)

(Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 8:45 am to 8:50 am)

[Questions and answers:]

Q.

Typhoon #19 (Hagibis) struck Japan the other day. Did it have any impact on financial institutions?

A.

As of noon on Monday, the typhoon had flooded ATMs and caused damage resulting in blackouts at 123 locations. Accordingly, we plan to respond in the appropriate manner while working to fully grasp the situation. As of now, we have not received any reports indicating that the situation is worse than this.

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