Tamura, yang mengunjungi peristiwa ini menggantikan Menteri Keuangan Yuji Yamamoto, mengatakan posisi Jepang sebagai pusat keuangan global terancam oleh para pesaing lainnya di Asia di zona-zona waktu yang dekat, seperti bursa di Shanghai, Singapura, Hong Kong dan Mumbai.
Tamura, who attended the event in place of Financial Services Minister Yuji Yamamoto, said Japan's position as a major financial center has been threatened by its Asian rivals in close time zones, such as bourses in Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Mumbai.