TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan will continue to take a persistent stance when it comes to monetary easing, even after the COVID-19 pandemic abates, until the goal of 2% inflation is reached, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda told Nikkei in an exclusive interview.
Japan's central bank chief diverges from strategy of Western counterparts

BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda admits that it is taking longer than he thought to pull Japan out of deflation. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan will continue to take a persistent stance when it comes to monetary easing, even after the COVID-19 pandemic abates, until the goal of 2% inflation is reached, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda told Nikkei in an exclusive interview.