Miyako Suda doesn't think of her job on the Bank of Japan's Policy Board as only talking to economists and crunching numbers.
The former economics professor also goes out into the community to talk to young people about the importance of understanding money and how to manage it.
Suda, 58, was first appointed to the nine-member board, which steers the country's monetary policies, in April 2001.
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