The Bank of Japan revised its economic assessment upward for a second straight month Tuesday, pointing to improvements in exports and industrial output.
The BOJ Policy Board meanwhile held the key interest target rate at around 0.1 percent.
"Japan's economic conditions, after deteriorating significantly, have begun to stop worsening," the BOJ said in a statement issued after a two-day policy meeting.
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