The challenge for the BOJ would be to convince markets that by making its policy framework sustainable, it can eventually push up inflation to its elusive 2% target.
Kuroda said the BOJ will look at ways to make its policy framework more flexible and effective. As part of such efforts, it will conduct an analysis on why prices failed to sufficiently pick up, he said.
Yields were also supported by a sense of relief after Britain and the European Union agreed a free trade deal, averting economic turmoil at the year's end - the deadline for Brexit.
Trading was subdued as market participants stayed on the sidelines ahead of Fed meeting this week, where policymakers are expected to increase purchases of longer-dated US Treasuries to contain a rise in yields.
Benchmark 10-year JGB futures dipped 0.20 points to 151.56, with a trading volume of 27,429 lots, while the 10-year JGB yield gained 2 basis points to 0.045pc.
The Bank of Japan increased the amount of 5-10 year bonds in its regular operation to 400
At the shorter end of the yield curve, the five-year yield rose half a basis point to minus 0.130pc, while the two-year JGB yield was unchanged at minus 0.170pc.
The 20-year JGB yield inched up half a basis point to 0.355pc, nearing its one-year hi