Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda repeated Thursday that the central bank does not have a deadline to achieve 2 percent inflation and that monetary policy will remain accommodative until the target is reached.

His remarks came after policymakers last month ditched any reference to a time frame, leading to speculation the BOJ does not expect to be able to reach the goal by its fiscal 2019 forecast.

"The bank has not set a specific deadline for achieving 2 percent inflation and does not conduct monetary policy with such a deadline in mind," he said in a speech organized by Kyodo News in Tokyo.