BOJ Shirakawa: past Japan QE hardly boosted economy

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TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Wednesday that Japanese quantitative easing in the past had helped stabilise financial systems but had had only a limited impact on boosting the economy and prices.

Shirakawa was speaking to the lower house financial affairs committee. (Reporting by Rie Ishiguro and Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)