The Bank of Japan decided Thursday to keep its unsecured overnight money rate target unchanged at 0.25 percent.
During a previous board meeting on Aug. 11, the BOJ terminated its 18-month-old "zero-interest-rate" policy despite fierce opposition from the government.
The nine-member policy board made its most recent decision by a majority vote, effectively affirming its decision to discard the ultraeasy monetary policy.
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