TOKYO -- During a news conference following the Bank of Japan's last monetary policy meeting in mid-June, its governor was uncharacteristically forceful.
The Bank of Japan is grappling with policy as a deeply depreciating yen stokes import prices and saps consumers' purchasing power. (Source photos by Nanami Sato and Pool)
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