The agency official, speaking on condition of anonymity, refused to provide details on the inspection . ( JAPAN-BANK INSPECTION)
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In February, Michio Ochi stepped down over remarks he made that suggested he would be lenient in bank inspections.
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Many investors took a wait-and-see approach ahead of bank inspection results from the Financial Services Agency due April 12.
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The opposition groups took the action a day after prosecutors raided the Finance Ministry's bank inspection office and arrested two officials.
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Many investors took a wait-and-see approach ahead of the release of bank inspection results by Japan's financial watchdog on April 12.
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"We found that these officials'conducted what could fuel doubt about the ministry's October 1994 bank inspection " of DKB, Mitsuzuka said.
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To allay those fears, Koizumi ordered regulators to step up bank inspections to clarify the amount of nonperforming loans on the banks'books.
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A third official, in the ministry's bank inspection section, who had been scheduled for questioning by prosecutors in the scandal, reportedly committed suicide.
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Michio Ochi was forced to step down in February after he made remarks that suggested he would intervene to water down bank inspections.
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Another official in the ministry's bank inspection section, who had been scheduled for questioning by prosecutors in the scandal, committed suicide last month.
