BOJ's reflationist board member sees no need for more policy steps

TOKYO/OITA, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan's vocal advocate of reflationary policy said on Thursday he saw no need to take extra steps to complement the government's fresh stimulus plan, bolstering market views the BOJ is in no mood to top up its already massive monetary easing.Yutaka Harada made the remark days after Governor Haruhiko Kuroda made similar comments, underlining the central bank's preference to save its limited ammunition in case the economy takes a bigger hit from overseas..