TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese government left its economic growth projection for next fiscal year at 2 percent Wednesday even as the economy minister warned that target would be hard to reach if the U.S. economy slows and oil prices remain high.
Economy Minister Hiroko Ota also said a slowdown in domestic construction could drag on growth.
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