US ratings agency Standard & Poors out on Reuters
- do not think Japan can put out big enough economic stimulus support without raising concerns about the size of its spending
- size of any stimulus will have to be carefully calibrated
- credit rating impact of planned sales tax hike depends on economic conditions at the time
- strong yen may remove external support on budget balance
- S&P unlikely to change Japan's rating for the next year or two
The comments come in an interview with Kim Eng Tan S&P's Asia-Pacific senior director of sovereign ratings
