The Bank of Japan added a total of 8 trillion yen ($98 billion) to the financial system in one-day operations today to help ease liquidity.
The central bank also said it will offer to buy 2 trillion yen in Japanese government bonds through repurchases from March 17 to the next day. Separately, the bank said it will supply 5 trillion yen to the system from March 17 to April 18 and another 5 trillion yen from March 16 to March 23.