Japan's economy minister says up to BOJ to decide 'specific monetary policy means'

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japan's economic revitalisation minister, Minoru Kiuchi, called on the central bank to ​closely communicate with the government in setting monetary policy ‌on Friday, but did not voice opposition to a near-term interest rate hike. Asked ‌about growing prospects of an interest rate hike by the central bank in December, Kiuchi said that specific policy means was for the Bank of Japan to decide. The remarks by Kiuchi, who ⁠is known to be ‌an advocate of loose moneta ...