With a wry smile, Matsuda Ryoji, president of the Taipei branch of leading Japanese financial services company Nomura Securities, gave this reply when asked whether Japanese companies would seize this opportunity for southward investment.
當被問到日本企業會不會趁機「南向」時，執日本金融界牛耳的野村證券派駐台北的總經理松田良次苦笑地回答。