BOJ will ease policy further only in extreme cases where a renewed spike in covid infections trigger sharp yen rise, stock falls.

I am still open on whether to extend the March deadline of pandemic-relief programmes.

Big firms' funding condition easing but want to look at developments regarding new covid variant, when asked if BOJ will extend march deadline for pandemic-relief programmes.

Japan's wages may not rise in the short-term but may gradually increase in the medium- and long-term.