Bank of Japan under political pressure to boost economy

The Bank of Japan is coming under increasing political pressure, from the current government and a potential future administration, to do more to boost the country's economy.

As Japan heads for a general election, the rival political parties are pressing the central bank to boost its stimulus measures.

However, as the BBC's Tokyo correspondent, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, explains, the political interference threatens to undermine the independence of the central bank.