To achieve this escape velocity, we need to employ all the policy measures in our arsenal. As for monetary policy, the Bank of Japan introduced its decisive quantitative and qualitative monetary easing measures, which comprise a strong commitment to price stability and the powerful suppression of the entire yield curve.
As for fiscal policy, the government simultaneously launched an expansionary policy, partly through a supplementary budget, while taking due account of  4  Nakaso, H. (2014): ‘‘What the Lost Decades Left for the Future,’’ Keynote speech at the 2014 International Conference held by the International Association of Deposit Insurers, Asia-Pacific Regional Committee, April 23, 2014. http://www.boj.or.jp/en/announcements/press/koen_2014/ko140423a.htm  2  BIS central bankers’ speeches  long-term fiscal sustainability.