BOJ policymaker sees shift in Japan's deflationary mindset.

Japan is seeing early signs of change in the public's long-held perception that wages and inflation won't rise much, central banker Hajime Takata said, suggesting conditions for phasing out the bank's massive stimulus are slowly falling into place. Policymaker Takata stressed the need to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy for the time being, as slowing global growth was heightening uncertainty on whether the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) 2 percent inflation target was sustainably...