BOJ keeps inflation, not bank pain, as its main policy priority

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's long run of extreme monetary stimulus has drawn increasing criticism over the impact it's had on small banks, but despite the grumbling, the central bank is likely to keep inflation as its primary policy consideration.That means the Bank of Japan may well look past the various arguments against the ultra-low interest rates that have emerged in policy meetings over the past few months, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, and bring the focus back to the..