Yosano says Fukui's investment a 'social' issue

Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano said Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui's investment in a fund operated by Yoshiaki Murakami, is a "social issue."

Yosano did not call for Fukui to resign over the 10 million yen ($86,100) investment, speaking on Asahi Television's ``Sunday Project'' program.

``Socially, there remains an issue about why he did not clean up the investment when he came to the governor's office,'' Yosano said. ``That is as much as I can say, considering my

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