More from Japan's Asakawa - BOJ policy not aimed at manipulating currency

The Ministry of Finance's Masatsugu Asakawa. He is vice minister of finance for international affairs.

What that means is he tells the BOJ when to go intervene in the currency.

Earlier comments here:

• Japan's Asakawa comments as the 10 year yield drops near the bottom of the BOJ range

More:

• Says G7, G20 have discussed currency policy many times
• it is widely understood among G7, G20 that BOJ's easy policy is aimed at beating deflation, not at manipulating currency
• Japan's basic stance is that issue of trade, currency policy should not be mixed up
• G7, G20 share common understanding to accept any currency falls driven by monetary policy, as long as monetary policy steps are taken for domestic purposes
• Japan, other major economies have had ultra-easy policy after Lehman crisis which as a result affected exchange-rate moves
• G20 finance leaders discussed the impact of trade tensions on global economy. More substantial trade topics like WTO reforms will likely be debated at G20 Osaka summit