Japan has postponed the launch of a mission seeking to bring samples of a Martian moon to Earth until 2026, due to problems with the nation s new H3 rocket.
With the world's largest debt to GDP ratio and no fiscal surplus in sight, Japan's habit of short-term spending may need to be replaced by deep structural change.
BOJ policymakers saw the need to maintain ultra-easy monetary policy for now, with some calling for a deeper debate on a future exit from massive stimulus.
Japanese prosecutors search the Tokyo office of Yoshitaka Ikeda, a House of Representatives lawmaker belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction, amid a political fundraising scandal.