The government is still looking to revise the Bank of Japan Law to ensure the central bank keeps easing monetary policy and helps revive the country's economy struggling under deflation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday.
Given the need for continued bold monetary easing, Abe said in an interview that he wants to keep his options open regarding the BOJ law.
The comment came despite the BOJ having vowed Tuesday to introduce a 2 percent inflation target and additional easing steps, as sought by the new Abe government, in a move experts expected to ease political pressure on the bank to some extent.