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FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to media as he annnouces that the government would release some of its oil reserves in concert with the United States, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan November 24, 2021. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday it was appropriate for the central bank to maintain accomodative monetary conditions.
"Japan is experiencing a historical chance to make a full exit from deflation," Kishida told a news conference.
"Some people may think that the government can declare that Japan is fully out of deflation. But we're still half way there," he added.
(Reporting by Leika Kihara; editing by Christina Fincher)