tokyo oct 4 reuters  japans monetary base or the amount of cash circulating in the economy fell 33 in september from a year earlier data showed on tuesday marking the first yearonyear decline since april 2012 the data highlights a turning point in bank of japan boj governor haruhiko kurodas massive assetbuying programme deployed in 2013 which aimed at firing up inflation to his 2 target with heavy money printing the drop which followed a 04 rise in august reflected shrinking demand under the bojs pandemicrelief scheme which was created in 2020 to ease funding strains caused by the crisis and will be phased out next year