Kentaro Sugiyama Takahiko Wada [Tokyo, May 16 (Reuters)] - At a press conference after the monetary policy meeting on the 16th, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida expressed his recognition that the current financial environment remains ``accommodative,'' and stated that the Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates in line with economic, price, and financial conditions. He expressed the view that the environment supporting the economy will be maintained even though the policy interest rate is raised to 1%. The Bank of Japan will lower its policy interest rate to 1.0% at this meeting...