Optimism abounds over the structural reforms advocated by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
With expectations running high ahead of the imminent Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election and the Upper House election -- which is expected to take place in late July -- the yen has gained ground against the dollar and the euro of late.
Indeed, a broad outline of structural reform measures worked out by a government economic and fiscal policy panel can be viewed in a positive light.
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