Home Business Bank of Japan to create its version of Fed's 'Main Street' lending... Business Bank of Japan to create its version of Fed's 'Main Street' lending scheme By Genpie - May 21, 2020 165 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Japan’s central bank will create its own version of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s “Main Street” lending programme to channel more money to small businesses, in a bid to keep the coronavirus pandemic from pushing the economy deeper into recession.