Japan EconMin Maehara: Hopes to attend next week’s BOJ policy meeting if time allows

• Government working on scale, timeframe of stimulus steps.
• Want BOJ to pursue easing to achieve price goal.
• Will continue to call on BOJ to pursue powerful monetary easing to achieve its 1% inflation target.
• No comment on media report on BOJ easing.
• Says heard from Noda that Justice Minister Tanaka’s resignation.

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