Last week's Group of Seven meeting of financial leaders in Tokyo provided Japan with an opportunity to clear up doubts about its monetary policy options.
Japan declared that it will maintain its zero interest rate policy, capping speculation over the monetary policy pursued by the Bank of Japan.
Despite a lack of hard facts, speculation has abounded of late over the future course of the BOJ's policy.
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