The BOJ will likely be forced to take additional easing steps by April. Junichi Makino More Quotes by Junichi Makino More Quotes From Junichi Makino The BOJ has been saying that underyling trend inflation is improving. If so, it doesn't need to ease, but if there's a risk the price trend could change in the future, the BOJ will probably ease pre-emptively without hesitation. Junichi Makino company-news Factory output lacks strength in July-September due to sluggish exports of cars and electric machinery, if consumer spending fails to pick up, the government may compile a supplementary budget. Junichi Makino top-news Japan's core consumer price is likely to fall to around 0.5 percent by March. Junichi Makino most-read-articles