Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
January 4, 2018
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the central bank would “patiently” maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy to beat deflation.
“Unlike snow, Japan’s deflationary mindset won’t melt easily,” Kuroda said in a speech at a gathering of bank executives.
(Reporting by Yoshifumi Takemoto, writing by Leika Kihara; Editing by Chris Gallagher)
