Kuroda sprang easing surprise to head off damaging inflation forecast

(Reuters) - The Bank of Japan Governor not only surprised the markets with his latest splurge of monetary easing.

BoJ has many policy easing options if needed: Kuroda

(Reuters) - The Bank of Japan has many tools available if it were to ease monetary policy further, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said, adding that the Japanese government bond (JGB) market is a "huge" one among various financial assets the central bank can tap.

BOJ to hold fire but exports seen as a concern

TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its massive monetary stimulus on Tuesday on a view the economy can weather a sales tax increase in April without extra support, although there is expected to be some concern about weakness in exports.

Fed Shows BOJ Needs More Easing Amid Yen Rally: Chart of the Day

The Bank of Japan’s record policy easing is dwarfed by the Federal Reserve’s efforts, showing Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has plenty of room to expand stimulus after this year’s surge in the yen.

Japan PM adviser urges unlimited BOJ easing, higher price goal

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should buy more long-dated government bonds and a wider variety of risk asset types, including foreign bonds, to achieve 2 to 3 percent inflation, Koichi Hamada, a special economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said on Thursday.