Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa will meet early this week to discuss the economy, which is mired in deflation, and the soaring yen, Senior Vice Financial Services Minister Kohei Otsuka said on a TV show Saturday.
The meeting appears designed to coordinate fiscal policy with monetary policy as Japan struggles to help the economy recover.
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