TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan got a fresh boost to its bid to end its negative interest rate policy when the Nikkei Stock Average hit a record high for the first time in 34 years.
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The BOJ is widely expected to end its negative interest policy, introduced in January 2016, this spring. (Source photos by Nanami Sato and Kohnosuke Urata)
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