• says policy board decision on call rate was unanimous
• will expand volume of funds to be offered under fixed rate market operation
• vol of funds will be raised to Yen 30 trn from Yen 20 trn as expected
• to offer fixed rate loans to banks with maturity of 6 mths
• keeps economy asessment unchanged
• says decision on expanding fixed rate funding operation was 8:1 vote
• BoJ’s Suda voted against
• says Japan economy shows further signs of moderate recovery, likely on recovery trend
• says need to pay more attention to downside risks to outlook, to economy, prices