BOJ and Japan Government Will Monitor Markets, Says Currency Official

The Japanese government and the central bank have agreed it’s important to closely monitor developments in both domestic and international markets with a sense of urgency, according to the nation’s top currency official.

The authorities will keep calmly assessing what’s happening, Atsushi Mimura told reporters Tuesday. “The government will continue to take all possible measures for economic and fiscal management in cooperation with the Bank of Japan,” he added.