REFILE-UPDATE 1-Japan government considers calling end to deflation, Kyodo reports

Japan is considering calling an end to deflation in the wake of rising prices, Kyodo news reported, a move that turn a new page for the world's fourth-largest economy after decades of economic stagnation scarred a generation of workers and investors. The weekend report, citing sources with knowledge of the matter, highlights growing market bets that the Bank of Japan will soon exit its ultra-easy policy settings. However, it wasn't clear from the Kyodo report if the government would officially declare an end to deflation.