The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said at a post-meeting press conference on Thursday that there's no change to the plan to achieve 2% inflation target. He pointed out that the BoJ will adjust its monetary policy if needed.

Kuroda noted that consumer remained firm, while exports rose moderately.

The BoJ expects that inflation will continue to improve, but it will reach 2% target in the first half of fiscal year 2016, not in the fiscal year 2015.