BOJ’s Sato warns inflation may stall until mid-next year

The headlines from BOJ board member Sato are here: BOJ’s Sato: Economy is expected to continue moderate recovery trend

But Reuters are out with a bit more details at this article: BOJ’s Sato warns inflation may stall until mid-next year

Also … some perturbing words from Sato … bolding mine:

The former market economist also signaled discontent over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to delay a second sales tax hike initially planned for next year, warning that there was little the BOJ can do if investors sell bonds en masse on the view the country was losing control over its finances.
“It’s markets, not the government or the BOJ, that determines whether Japan is abiding by its commitment to fiscal consolidation,”