Japan's ruling party and BOJ squabble over digital yen

Ruling party lawmakers want to push forward, but central bank seeks more time

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The Bank of Japan is under growing political pressure to speed up the digitization of the yen. (Photo by Kei Higuchi) 

YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

Eagerness within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party for a digital yen is making the Bank of Japan nervous.

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