In an effort to maintain stability in the financial system, the Bank of Japan on Monday provided financial institutions with 1 trillion yen via purchases of discount bills.
The move follows Saturday's announcement of a massive bailout package for Resona Bank, BOJ officials said.
This marks the first such step for the central bank since late March, when the U.S.-led war on Iraq was launched.
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