November 29, 2003
Financial Services Agency
(Provisional Translation)

Establishment of ''Monitoring Team of the Management of the Ashikaga Bank''

On November 29, 2003, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) established the ''Monitoring Team of the Management of the Ashikaga Bank''. Major members of the team are as follows;

Masamichi KONO	:	Director, Supervisory Coordination Division, Supervisory Bureau
Takashi KAMIJO	:	Director for Training and Supervising Inspector, Inspection Bureau
Tomohiro YONEZAWA	:	Director, Supervisory Research Office, Supervisory Bureau
Takeo WATANABE	:	Supervisory Administrator, Kanto Local Finance Bureau
Naoki KAWAMURA	:	Director for Banking Supervision, Supervisory Coordination Division, Supervisory Bureau
Kyoichi OYO	:	Director for Banking Supervision, Banks Division II, Supervisory Bureau
Shuya NOMURA	:	Special Advisor to the Minister

The team composed of 20 officers; the above 7 and other 13 (including 9 officers of Kantou Local Finance Bureau). The number of the team will be increased if necessary.

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• Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (Japanese version)
• The results of the deliberation at the 2^nd Meeting of Financial System Management Council (Available in Japanese)