At a meeting of GR Japan's International Policy Forum on 20 May, Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry, Masaaki Taira, addressed an audience of business leaders on the Abe government's growth strategy for Japan. New measures include limiting the scope of directors' liability, protecting SMEs from large companies, cutting corporation tax, easing consumer finance regulations to expand the availability of credit and lifting the current ban on casinos and integrated resorts.