finance minister jun azumi, yos yoshiyakaemo. they concurred the government needs to ease the impact of the unfavorable funds or to deal with the issue in the third extra budget. >> translator: there is no doubt that ministers need to share their views on the economy before drafting policies. >>> time now for our weekly segment "the road ahead" where we take an in-depth look at japan's recovery from the march 11th disaster. today we turn our attention to the national effort to get the economy back on track. ron madison had a chance to speak with the chairman of the business federation about the strategies for recovery. >> hi there. pleased to meet you. i want to talk about what's been going on since the march 11th disaster. particularly in terms of reconstruction. what's your assessment so far of what's been done? >> on business side, i think the chain has been restored very fast in a quick way. also government has not designated for attacks. >> since the disaster we've seen a fairly significant shift in the nation's energy polic