Stock costs proceed to rise on the Tokyo stock market this month, with the Nikkei Stock Average hitting a 33-year excessive. Behind that is the rising variety of overseas buyers who’re reforming Japanese corporations, and expectations for the expansion of the Japanese financial system. People are watching with nice curiosity that the virtuous cycle of the financial system will lastly start. Under these circumstances, the lecture “Invitation to 2%” given by former Governor Kuroda of the Bank of Japan 9 years in the past is attracting consideration once more. This lecture urged corporations to anticipate and act on change. What is frequent at present? (Economic Department reporter Keiichiro Furuichi)