Question: Although the SEC has the authority to issue certain accounting/reporting and auditing standards for public companies, it has historically relied to a great extent on certain selfregulatory bodies to help maintain trust and confidence in our nation's capital markets.
The SEC has no authority.

Answer: no

Question: Unzen itself, once the favored hill station of Europeans escaping the steaming summers of the Asian mainland, is now a rather noisy, crowded spa resort.
Unzen was used by Europeans to escape cold winters.

Answer: no

Question: Finally, with its high postwar investment levels, Japan's production processes became more capital intensive compared to most other advanced nations.
Japan has the mindset for higher capital.

Answer:
it is not possible to tell