TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday there is no truth that Japan's fiscal and monetary policy is linked to "Modern Monetary Theory" (MMT), an idea floated by some U.S. academics to print money unlimitedly to bank-roll government debt for fiscal spending.
"The Bank of Japan buys government bonds to create an appropriate shape for the yield curve and achieve its inflation target," Kuroda told parliament.
"It's not true that Japan's fiscal and monetary policies are guided on the basis touted by MMT," he said.