Bank of Japan
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JapanBankingThe Bank of Japan, established in 1882, is the sole bank that issues the yen; it also plays an important role in determining and enforcing the government’s economic and financial policies. Until the late 1990s the bank was under the indirect control of the Ministry of…
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Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan AreaCommerce and financeLocated there are the Bank of Japan and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan’s two most important financial institutions. The latter is much busier than the Ōsaka Stock Exchange, but this may be somewhat misleading: a very large proportion of stocks are in intercompany holdings that do not go on…
Read MoreLocated there are the Bank of Japan and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan’s two most important financial institutions. The latter is much busier than the Ōsaka Stock Exchange, but this may be somewhat misleading: a very large proportion of stocks are in intercompany holdings that do not go on…
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- Fukui Toshihiko
…served as governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) from 2003 to 2008.
Read More…served as governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) from 2003 to 2008.
Read More - Hayami Masaru
…as governor (1998–2003) of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), introduced striking reforms to the country’s banking system.
Read More…as governor (1998–2003) of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), introduced striking reforms to the country’s banking system.
Read More - Shirakawa Masaaki
…(2008–13) as governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the country’s central bank.
Read More…(2008–13) as governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the country’s central bank.
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