taking a look at the euro/yen, $/yen at 100 to .04 to .05. the governor likes what he sees. karodu says the program of pumping money into the system is having a positive impact and will pull the country out of deflation. he spoke at a meeting of the bank's 32 branch managers. he says the economy is picking up. he expects domestic demand to grow as a result of the bank's monetary easing measures and the government's stimulus efforts. the boj chief says the economy is heading for a moderate recovery as countries outside japan also post growth. he says the central bank's bond buying program has let businesses and consumers to expect prices will rise. >>> tourism officials say more and more travelers are visiting japan. more business leaders have started taking notice. they're offering goods and services that meet the needs of muslims. officials at travel organizations that's trying to attract tourists from islamic regions hosted an event at a hotel near tokyo. about 200 people took part. the guest rooms are stocked with some important items for worship. they have prayer rugs on

portugal actually has been almost dormant in this euro mass -- mess. overnight the 10-year bond was about 8%, which is really worrisome. it settled at i believe around 7.4%. as you know, bond players are the ones determining the fate of the country. in terms of the spill effect, i do not see a major one. obviously portugal is a very tiny country. it needs, i would say, $5 billion to $10 billion of additional aid to help us economy. whenever things like that happen, whenever the yield on a 10-year jumped like that, there is definitely nervousness in the the spillover effect is there. >> i spoke to a gentleman in the last hour in lisbon who said, i would like to get an answer on how you grow an economy and make things better when people are out on the reeds and do not have jobs, do not have food. there is a level of anger there that is help will -- palpable. he does have a point, doesn't he? >> he does. similar to the united dates, unfortunately politicians and even private sector is relying on a few people in the central bank to determine the fate of th