Koji Ishida: Economic activity and prices in Japan and monetary policy Speech by Mr Koji Ishida, Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan, at a meeting with business leaders, Saitama, 26 February 2014. *  *  *  I. Monetary policy  A.
Introduction of the price stability target and the joint statement by the government and the Bank of Japan  First, I would like to describe the status of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy conduct in January 2013.