Prime Minister Naoto Kan attended the second meeting of the Roundtable on the Promotion of Inward Investment held at the Prime Minister's Office.

During the meeting, discussions took place on matters such as industries' efforts to expand inward investment and issues to be tackled by the government.

The Prime Minister said in his opening address, "There is data indicating that companies’ finances have improved, and that savings deposits exceed 200 trillion yen. What we need to discuss here is how these funds can be utilized in various manners in Japan to reinforce future industrial competitiveness.
I sincerely hope that vigorous companies consider making investment, decisively and actively, for the future, in order to create demands amidst the current slowdown in exports following the worsening global economy.
The government intends to fully support positive actions taken by corporate chief executives."