John Taylor, U.S. Treasury undersecretary for international affairs, lauded Japan's improving economy during talks with Japanese ministers Wednesday, saying Tokyo's policies are helping to generate growth, Japanese government officials said.
Taylor, who is visiting Japan as part of a one-week tour of Asia, made the comments in separate meetings with Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka, the officials said.
In his meeting with Tanigaki, Taylor said that both the Japanese and U.S. economies are performing strongly, adding that it is important for the world's two biggest economies to continue doing so, according to the officials.