BOJ'S HYAMI SAYS PACE OF DOMESTIC RECOVERY SLOWER.
Japan's economy continues to recover, but at a slower pace due to a deceleration inexport growth, Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami repeated. The BOJ must"carefully" monitor downside risks to growth, Hayami said, adding that BOJ wouldcontinue its easy monetary stance to support the economy.

JAPAN'S KURODA SAYS CONFIDENT WON'T BE SHARP YEN, JGB FALL.
Japan's Vice-Minister of Finance for International Affairs Haruhiko Kuroda said at theWorld Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland he was confident there will be no sharp fallin either the yen's exchange rate or price of Japanese government bonds.