assuming Japan manages to overcome - and I think it will - the difficulties it is currently facing.

far too early to judge what the events... will have for an impact on medium-term developments.

Not having an exchange rate policy -- and we do not have one -- does not mean there is benign or malign neglect. For the time being there is neglect.

Wages, import prices, bottlenecks in shortages in the employment market

We are waiting very much for further signals on economic development before coming to yet another way (on rates).

I'm not going to answer any questions relating to that recent interview,