Bank of Japan governor says financial markets remain unstable

TOKYO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda on Friday warned that markets at home and abroad remain unstable, adding the authorities will closely monitor the situation with extremely high vigilance after a market rout earlier this month following the central bank's latest interest rate hike.

The BOJ will continue to pursue policy normalization as long as the economy moves toward stable 2 p