TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's outright purchases of Japanese government bonds rose to a record 135.989 trillion yen ($1.02 trillion) in the fiscal year through March, a filing showed on Monday.
That compares with the central bank's JGB purchases of 72.87 trillion yen the previous year. ($1=133.4700 yen) (Reporting by Rocky Swift; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)