MINUTES - Minutes of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Meeting on 26 June 2002, released 14 August. The policy board acknowledged that most U.S. economic indicators confirmed that the country's economy continued to be on a recovery trend. The board also acknowledged that Japan's economy showed signs of stabilizing with a distinct increase in exports and a pick-up in production, although domestic private demand remained weak.

A Monetary Policy Meeting of the Bank of Japan Policy Board was held