东京，10月23日电：日本经济大臣鬼木诚周五表示，政府正式宣布结束通货紧缩的条件尚未满足。
TOKYO, Oct 23 : Japan has yet to see conditions met for the government to officially declare an end to deflation, Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Friday.
鬼木诚在记者会上说，政府是否宣布结束通货紧缩的决定将综合考量各种因素，以确保日本不会重返持续物价下跌时期。
The government's decision on whether to declare an end to deflation will take into account various factors to ensure Japan will not revert to periods of persistent price falls, Kiuchi told a press conference.
记者询问有关媒体报道日本央行可能在下周货币政策会议上发出潜在通胀已大致达到2%目标的信号，鬼木诚遂作上述表态。
Kiuchi made the remarks when asked by reporters about media reports the Bank of Japan may signal that underlying inflation has roughly hit its 2 per cent target at next week's policy meeting.