By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said the Trump administration’s tariffs are a result of a broad political and social movement that transcends economic goals, in rare central bank comments about politics.

The remarks were made in Himino’s speech on Tuesday that focused on the economy and risks, but included his “personal” observation on the philosophy of Trump’s policies – a rarity in BOJ speeches that typically stick to domestic themes.

The U.S. administration adopts a holistic approach that treats political, economic and cultural matters as “integral parts of a single, inseparable policy agenda,” he said.

Unfettered from conventional wisdom and orthodoxy, it also focuses on facts that define “the locus and sources of power,” and explores opp

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