the boj recently announced the establishing the asset purchase program within the boj's balance sheet, in which the boj will buy more jjbs, which is not subject to the boj's bank note guideline, and also they will buy the corporate bonds, etfs, and even j reits. over time they will expand the size and the scope of those assets to show that the boj is determined towards easing. >> that was masaaki kanno, chief economist at jpmorgan securities japan. next is a recap for you of the latest market figures. ♪ ♪ ♪ and that's all for now in biz news. >>> amid the sleek and shining cars at europe's largest motor show, there's one week that is drawing particular attention. it is a steam-powered car based on a vehicle designed more than two centuries ago. both the original and replica were made by frenchmen. nhk world's rena yamazawa reports. >> reporter: a motor show in paris displays eye-catching models. many autos here use electricity, ecofriendly devices, or other cutting-edge technologies." businesses can also see a replica of a car that appeared about 240 years ago. the original was france

the boj policy meeting was originally scheduled for mid-november, but was changed to thursday and friday, taking place right after the u.s. federal reserve's meeting. the bank of japan says it will carefully observe economic conditions and take additional action if necessary. >>> toyota said on friday that it swung into the black in the first six months of the current business year. >> reporter: despite this, japan's industry benefit from the government subsidies on ecocars and good sales overseas. toyota is no exception. the automaker returned to the black in the first half but the rest of the fiscal year will remain uncertain due to ongoing strong yen. in the first half, toyota said its net totalled about $3.5 billion. that's a sharp contrast with the loss of about $700 million a year earlier. in japan, toyota sold about 1.1 million automobiles, up 0% from the same period last year. the sales were bolstered by the government ecocar problem. the demand in the home market was stronger than expected. overseas sales came to 2.6 million units and 80% gain. this is due to the expanding marke

the boj plans to buy up to about $430 billion worth of exchange traded funds and real estate investment trusts. following the fed's additional easing measures the dollar opened higher on the tokyo foreign exchange on thursday morning, hovering around the lower 81-yen level. sources say the fed's actions were expected but the dollar is strengthening as u.s. private sector employment figures released wednesday were better than anticipated. the greenback is trading at 81.09-13 while the euro is trading at 114.50-55. and tokyo stocks are sharply higher on thursday morning following an overnight rise in new york. the nikkei 225 ended the morning session at 9,364, up 2.2%, or 205 points almost. investors took their cue from the u.s. federal reserve's massive additional monetary easing. export-related issues led gainers due to a weaker yen. and here's a look at the latest long-term interest rates. this is the yield on the benchmark ten-year japanese government bond. in other asian markets hong kong's hang seng opened 1% higher, is currently up 1.3%, just below the 24,500 mark. the shanghai key