Japan's Aso says stock traders seen as untrustworthy
Sunday, 22 March 2009
TOKYO, March 21, 2009 (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso made another gaffe on Saturday after saying share traders were regarded as untrustworthy by some Japanese, local media reported.
"If you are dealing stocks, you can be somehow regarded as shady in rural areas," Aso told a panel of experts meeting to discuss a new economic stimulus package, according to the evening edition of the Asahi Shimbun.
"If you are dealing stocks, you can be somehow regarded as shady in rural areas," Aso told a panel of experts meeting to discuss a new economic stimulus package, according to the evening edition of the Asahi Shimbun.