Ad Hoc Releases (1999-2001)


    2001

    DateTitle
    Dec. 19Change in the Guideline for Money Market Operations
    Nov. 29Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Nov. 16Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Nov.  2A New Scheme for Electronic Payment of Government Taxes and Fees
    Oct. 29Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Oct. 12Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Sep. 18Change in the Guideline for Money Market Operations and Reduction in the Official Discount Rate
    Sep. 12Release of the Economic Commentary
    Aug. 14Change in the Guideline for Money Market Operations
    Jul. 13Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Jun. 28Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Jun. 28Amendments to "Principal Terms and Conditions for Complementary Lending Facility"
    Jun. 28(Reference) Reform of the Complementary Lending Facility
    Jun. 15Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    May 29Measures for Enhancing Liquidity in JGB Markets and Transparency in JGB-Related Money Market Operations
    May 18Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    May 18Measures for Facilitating Money Market Operations
    Apr. 25Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Apr. 13Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Apr.  4Release of Market Review E-series
    Apr.  3Changes concerning Monetary Policy Meetings
    Mar. 30Establishment of Requirements for Admission as a Participant in the JGB Book-Entry System
    Mar. 19New Procedures for Money Market Operations and Monetary Easing
    Mar. 19(Short Note 1) New Steps for Monetary Easing: What is Significant?
    Mar. 19(Short Note 2) Q&A: New Procedures for Money Market Operations
    Feb. 28Change in the Guideline of Money Market Operations and Reduction in the Official Discount Rate
    Feb. 28Establishment of "Principal Terms and Conditions for Complementary Lending Facility"
    Feb.  9Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Guideline for money market operations: unchanged)
    Feb.  9Improvements in the Way of Liquidity Provision and Reduction in the Official Discount Rate
    Feb.  9(Chart 1) Improvements in the Way of Liquidity Provision and Reduction in the Official Discount Rate
    Feb.  9(Chart 2) How the 'Lombard-type' Lending Works
    Feb.  6Bank of Japan Workshop on Price Stability
    Jan. 19Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Jan. 19Chairman's Instructions to the Bank's Staff
    Jan.  2Introduction of the New RTGS System

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    2000

    DateTitle
    Dec. 19Start Date of the New RTGS System
    Dec. 15Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Nov. 30Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Nov. 17Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Oct. 30Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Oct. 13Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Oct. 13Revision of "Principal Terms and Conditions Pertaining to the Purchase of Bills"
    Oct. 13Revision of "Principal Terms and Conditions Pertaining to the Sale of Bills"
    Oct. 13Establishment of "Guidelines on Eligible Collateral"
    Oct. 13On Price Stability
    Oct. 13Release of Outlook and Risk Assessment of the Economy and Prices
    Sep. 14Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Sep.  8Changes in the Release Schedule of the Minutes of Monetary Policy Meetings and the Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments
    Aug. 11Change of the Guideline for Money Market Operations (Zero interest rate policy lifted)
    Aug. 11On the Request from the Government to Postpone the Vote
    Jul. 17Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Jul. 17On the Current Monetary Policy
    Jul. 17Issuance and Security Features of 2,000 Yen Note
    Jun. 28Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Jun. 12Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    May 29Technical Assistance by the Bank of Japan
    May 17Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Apr. 27Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Apr. 27Principal Terms and Conditions Pertaining to the Purchase of Bills
    Apr. 27Principal Terms and Conditions Pertaining to the Sale of Bills
    Apr. 27Principles Regarding Revision of Bill Purchasing/Selling Operations
    Apr. 18Basic Guidelines for the Management of External Assets Held by Bank of Japan
    Apr. 18The Importance of Information Security for Financial Institutions and Proposed Countermeasures --With a Focus on Internet-Based Financial Services--
    Apr. 10Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Mar. 29Toward More Digitized Treasury Funds Operations
    Mar. 24Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Mar.  8Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Feb. 29Operational Status of the BOJ-NET on February 29, 2000
    Feb. 24Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Feb. 14Changes Regarding Money Market Operations Data
    Feb. 10Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Jan. 17Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Jan.  4Operational Status of the Bank's Systems on January 4, 2000
    Jan.  2Results of the Year 2000 External Test of the BOJ-NET
    Jan.  1Results of Year 2000 Tests of Bank Facilities and Equipment
    Jan.  1Results of Year 2000 Internal Tests of the BOJ-NET and Other Systems

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    1999

    DateTitle
    Dec. 24Bank of Japan's Year 2000 Arrangements during the Rollover Period
    Dec. 17Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Nov. 26Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Nov. 12Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Oct. 27Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Oct. 27Eligibility Standards for Asset-Backed Securities
    Oct. 27Acceptance of US Treasury Securities as Collateral
    Oct. 27Establishment of Principal Terms and Conditions for the Outright Purchase/Sale of Short-Term Japanese Government Securities
    Oct. 13Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Zero interest rate policy maintained)
    Oct. 13Money Market Operations and Lending Policies to Address Year 2000 Liquidity Problems
    Oct. 13Enhancement of Money Market Operations
    Oct. 13(Note) Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions
    Sep. 24Results of the Year 2000 Drill for Switching BOJ-NET Operations
    Sep. 21Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Sep. 21Basic Policy on the Eligibility as Collateral of Asset-Backed Securities and Debt Obligations Issued by Financial Institutions that Maintain Current Accounts with BOJ
    Sep. 21On the Current Monetary Policy
    Sep. 17Year 2000 Readiness of the Financial Industry in Japan:Entering the Final Phase of Year 2000 Preparations
    Sep.  9Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Aug. 13Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Jul. 30Outline of the Bank of Japan's Year 2000 Contingency Plan --Additional information on several key items--
    Jul. 28Enhancement of Statistics Provided by the Research and Statistics Department
    Jul. 28Preliminary Results of the Second Leap Day Functionality Test for the Year 2000 Problem
    Jul. 26Year 2000 External Test of the BOJ-NET on January 2, 2000
    Jul. 16Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Jul.  2Preliminary Results of the Fourth Industry-wide Test for the Year 2000 Problem
    Jun. 28Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Jun. 17Preliminary Results of the Year 2000 Global Payments Systems Test
    Jun. 14Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    May 31Year 2000 Readiness of Financial Institutions and Recommended Checklist for Further Improvement --Based on Findings of Targeted Examinations Focusing on Year 2000 Readiness--
    May 28On Financial Stability (Excerpt from the Outline of Business Operations for Fiscal 1998)
    May 19Preliminary Results of the Third Industry-wide Test for the Year 2000 Problem
    May 18Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Apr. 28Preliminary Results of the Leap day Functionality Test for the Year 2000 Problem
    Apr. 22Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Apr. 16Year 2000 Compliance Tests of BOJ-NET and Systems Linked to BOJ-NET --Features of the Fourth Test--
    Apr. 15Outline of the Bank of Japan's Year 2000 Contingency Plan
    Apr. 14Collection of Loans Disbursed under the"Temporary Lending Facility to Support Firms' Financing Activities"
    Apr.  9Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Mar. 25Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting decisions (unchanged)
    Mar. 25Accepting Financing Bills as Collateral Eligible for a Wider Range of Credit Instruments Offered by the Bank
    Mar. 19Fourth Loan Disbursement under the "Temporary Lending Facility to Support Firms' Financing Activities"
    Mar. 12Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Feb. 25Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Feb. 19Third Loan Disbursement under the 'Temporary Lending Facility to Support Firms' Financing Activities'
    Feb. 17Results of the Second Industry-wide Test for the Year 2000 Problem
    Feb. 12Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (Eased further)
    Feb. 12Changes in interest rate applied to the Temporary Lending Facility to Support Firms' Financing Activities
    Feb.  8Leap Day Functionality Tests for the Year 2000 on the BOJ-NET and Systems Linked to the BOJ-NET
    Feb.  8Establishment of the Year 2000 Steering Group
    Jan. 26The Completion of Year 2000 Preparations of the BOJ-NET
    Jan. 19Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (unchanged)
    Jan. 19Second Loan Disbursement under the "Temporary Lending Facility to Support Firms' Financing Activities"
    Jan.  8Results of the Industry-wide Test for the Year 2000 Problem (Preliminary Results)

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