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MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan on Friday decided to extend its emergency funding program by six months, a move in lockstep with the government's initiative to introduce a new fiscal stimulus package to accelerate the pace of economic recovery.

Emergency funding facilities were set to expire at the end of the fiscal year in March. They will now be extended through September.

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