Regional financial institutions should consolidate across geographical boundaries to help revive the economy, lawmaker Yasuhisa Shiozaki of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said.
To strengthen rural areas, the nation should give priority to financial restructuring, said Shiozaki, 62, vice chairman of the LDP's Policy Research Council.
"We need a financial sector that can support the vitality of industries and companies," he said in an interview Tuesday.
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