“The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will patiently maintain an easy monetary policy to stably and sustainably achieve the 2% price target accompanied by wage growth,” the central bank Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday.

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Japan's economy picking up.

Japan's economy likely to recover moderately.

Japan's financial system stable as a whole.

Impact of US bank failures on japan's financial system was limited.

Japan's consumer inflation likely to slow toward the middle of current fiscal year.