BOJ will exit easy policy when price goal met: Kuroda

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank would "of course" seek an exit from ultra-easy policy when inflation reaches its 2 percent target. "When the BOJ seeks an exit from easy policy, the yield curve will steepen and interest rates will rise," Kuroda said in a meeting with business leaders in Nagoya, central Japan. But higher interest rates alone won't fix structural problems that are weighing on regional banks' profits, such as a dwindling population and a lack of funding demand as more firms relocate to bigger cities, he said. (Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)