BOJ Governor Hayami speaks to media

BOJ Governor Hayami speaks to media

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami speaks at his regular news conference March 22. He said the central bank's quantitative monetary easing steps have been well received by financial markets and should accelerate Japanese banks' disposal of bad loans.

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