Japan's Matsuno says the government will spend 2tln yen to cushion blow from rising prices

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno

• Will allocate more than 2tln JPY from reserves for measures to cushion the blow to the economy from rising prices

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Serenity now time at the Bank of Japan. Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda has spent a decade trying to drive inflation up at the behest of the government.