The BoJ put its main policy issues on hold , as it has done every month since April . Japanese Prime Minister Daniel Abe promised to make Japan a more competitive place to invest and to do business . This month the BoJ reported that Japan 's monetary base expanded 10 per cent from a year earlier in August .
The BoJ kept its main policy settings on hold , as it has done every month since April . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to make Japan a more competitive place to invest and to do business . This week the BoJ reported that Japan 's monetary base expanded 42 per cent from a year earlier in August .