Underlying inflation hit a 42-year high in May and the Bank of Japan will need to push back the timing by when it expects inflation to fall back below its 2% target at its upcoming meeting in July. But with wage growth still far too soft to meet the Bank's inflation target on a sustained basis, that won't convince the Bank to tighten policy.
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