Japan's central bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent. The decision by the Bank of Japan policy board was unanimous amid falling prices.

Citing stabilization of financial markets, board members chose to end some emergency credit measures implemented earlier this year.

The bank will end its program to buy corporate debt when it expires in December. It will continue accepting corporate debt as collateral until the end of 2010.

"Japan's financial environment, with some lingering severity, has been increasingly showing signs of improvement, particularly in the CP and corporate bond markets," the central bank said in a statement.

The central bank will release its semiannual economic outlook report later Friday.

Source From thejakartapost.com