TOKYO: Japan’s government will closely coordinate policy with the central bank as the economy is at a critical stage in shifting to growth that is driven by higher wages and investment, economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday.

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“Once we are able to fully declare an end to deflation, we can relieve ourselves from deploying tools we had in store to fight deflation,” Akazawa told a regular news conference.