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HARUHIKO KURODA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2018
'More of the same' isn't a choice for Kuroda
Reports that Haruhiko Kuroda will be reappointed don't mean he can continue stimulus forever.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2018
Economist Joseph Stiglitz backs second term at BOJ helm for Haruhiko Kuroda
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said Friday that reappointing Haruhiko Kuroda as Bank of Japan governor would be a "very good decision."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2018
Haruhiko Kuroda likely to win rare second term as BOJ chief: sources
Haruhiko Kuroda, 73, would be the first Bank of Japan governor reappointed in about 60 years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2018
Bank of Japan is missing a golden opportunity
Investors think things are looking up — central bankers should stop telling them they're wrong
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2018
An agenda for the next BOJ governor
The prime minister's upcoming pick for governor of the Bank of Japan will be the key executive decision defining the future of Abenomics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 27, 2018
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda didn't revise price outlook in Davos remark, central bank says
The Bank of Japan said Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda wasn't revising the inflation outlook when he said in Davos on Friday that consumer prices are finally moving close to the 2 percent target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2018
Bank of Japan keeps stimulus unchanged with nod to inflation progress
The Bank of Japan maintained its massive monetary stimulus program and kept its price and economic forecasts unchanged. In a small sign of progress, it said inflation expectations had stopped falling.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 22, 2018
BOJ expected to maintain monetary easing as two-day policy meeting begins
The Bank of Japan began a two-day policy meeting on Monday, with its decision-making board likely to maintain its stance on monetary easing despite recent signs of economic strength in the country as inflation continues to run below target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 19, 2018
Despite jumpy market, Bank of Japan watchers don't expect a policy change anytime soon
Economists who follow the Bank of Japan aren't buying the idea that the central bank is nearing the point where it will begin to normalize its ultraloose monetary policy.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2018
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's chances good for second term, LDP official says
Haruhiko Kuroda has a "good chance" to be re-appointed for a second term as Bank of Japan's governor, according to a senior official of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2018
Japan's regional economies improve amid strong exports and domestic spending: BOJ
Japan's regional economies are on firmer ground amid robust overseas demand for electronics and increased domestic consumer spending, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2018
Bank of Japan chief Haruhiko Kuroda must stay to handle easing fallout, opposition head says
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda should stay on for a second term to handle the potential fallout from five years of unprecedented monetary easing, according to the leader of an opposition party and former official at the central bank.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 9, 2018
Bank of Japan mulls raising fiscal 2018 growth forecast while maintaining monetary easing: sources
The Bank of Japan is considering raising its economic growth forecast for the year through March 2019 due to the nation's robust export figures, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2018
Abe positive on BOJ chief Haruhiko Kuroda but mum on rehiring him
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe backs BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's efforts to defeat deflation but remains silent on whether he will continue to guide the central bank.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2017
'Kurodanomics' is 2018's biggest question mark
The success of Abe's sixth year in power is firmly in the hands of BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 21, 2017
Bank of Japan maintains stimulus as inflation lags behind economic growth
The Bank of Japan left monetary stimulus unchanged in the final policy meeting of 2017 on Thursday, remaining on cruise control as it waits for a pickup in stubbornly low inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2017
Next Bank of Japan chief faces a 'job from hell,' Kuroda critic Takeshi Fujimaki says
The next governor of the Bank of Japan faces a "job from hell."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 7, 2017
BOJ to continue monetary easing while gauging economic effects: Kuroda
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday the central bank will continue "powerful" monetary easing as it does its part in revving up Japan's persistently low inflation, while keeping a close watch on the unorthodox policy's effects so it can be adjusted accordingly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2017
Haruhiko Kuroda says reappointment as Bank of Japan chief didn't come up during meeting with Abe
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda told reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday that he did not discuss who will lead the central bank after his term expires in April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 26, 2017
Advisers weigh in as Abe peruses short list for next BOJ chief
Three key voices on Japanese monetary policy offer their views on who might be the right person to take over the job of Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda when his term ends.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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