The Bank of Japan continues its easing program despite the strengthening yen.

Even as the yen has been under pressure from the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive tightening and other central banks, the Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-loose monetary policies on Friday.

The yen's collapse to 32-year lows against the dollar as a result of the disparity in monetary policy between Japan and the United States prompted the government to step in and support the yen.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announce....