These headlines via Bloomberg, from text of a speech the Bank of Japan Governor gave at research Institute of Japan

  • Current easing framework is sustainable
  • Yield curve has formed smoothly since introducing YCC
  • Still a long way to go to meet 2% price target
  • Risks have continued to be skewed to the downside
  • Of utmost importance to keep current market operation guidelines
  • JGB purchases conducted to reach interest rate target
  • Of utmost importance to maintain easing until 2% hit
  • Individual JGB operations have no policy implications

K referring here in that last point to the whispers of 'tapering' when JGB buying operations are conducted at an amount below the prior operation

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Here is the full text: "Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices and Monetary Policyt" (Speech at a Meeting Held by the Naigai Josei Chosa Kai (Research Institute of Japan) in Tokyo)