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TOKYO—The Bank of Japan needs to keep adjusting the degree of monetary accommodation, policy board member Hajime Takata said Wednesday, as he warned about the risk of inflation climbing too high.

"Inflation is approaching the BOJ's 2 per cent target with positive corporate behaviour already observed," Takata said in a speech, adding the BOJ must be mindful of upside risks to inflation.

Turning to the issue of U.S. policy risks, Takata, a veteran market economist before joining the BOJ, said that improvement in the U.S. economy would brighten the outlook for Japan. Though ...