(See {EXT4 <GO>} for more on the debt crisis and {GMEET <GO>} for G-20 meeting.)

Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said the country’s banking system remains healthy.

Shirakawa spoke to reporters in Paris after a meeting with Group of 20 finance chiefs and central bankers, where he said he raised concerns about the strong yen.

--Editor: Mike Harrison

To contact the reporter on this story: Toru Fujioka in Tokyo at tfujioka1@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Paul Panckhurst at ppanckhurst@bloomberg.net