A man uses a smartphone on a street in Tokyo November 21, 2013. The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy on Thursday and reiterated the economy is recovering moderately, in a nod to signs of a pick-up in exports that is key to sustaining the momentum generated by premier Shinzo Abe's stimulus. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)