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HARUHIKO KURODA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2017
Not easy to dispel Japan's deflationary mindset formed over 15 years: Kuroda
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank can help avoid negative price shocks and achieve its 2 percent inflation target by working on inflation expectations through forward guidance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2017
Outspoken adviser to Abe urges regime change at BOJ
Amid strong expectations that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may reappoint Haruhiko Kuroda to another term as governor of the Bank of Japan, at least one key voice is calling for fresh blood at the top of the BOJ to lift the nation's flagging inflation rate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2017
BOJ's Kuroda says weak inflation will be lifted by rising labor costs
Nationwide inflation remains "relatively weak" but prices will gradually be pushed up toward the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target by rising labor costs, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 31, 2017
BOJ leaves stimulus program unchanged while trimming inflation forecasts
The Bank of Japan left its massive monetary stimulus program unchanged even as it trimmed its inflation forecasts, signaling further divergence ahead from its global peers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 20, 2017
Researchers analyze Kuroda's facial microexpressions to predict central bank policy moves
For decades, economists have tried to guess central bank policy direction by studying subtle changes in official language — now, researchers are finding new clues on policy, not in the words of central bankers but in their faces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2017
Abe win may boost chances of another term for Bank of Japan chief
If Shinzo Abe wins Sunday's Lower House election, it will boost the chances that Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will serve a second term, according to a former economy minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2017
G20 finance chiefs, upbeat on world economy, affirm coordination over risks
Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies agree to step up coordination in coping with risk factors to the world economy amid signs that 2017 will be the best year for global growth in a decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2017
Kuroda's reappointment as Bank of Japan chief likely to hinge on snap poll outcome
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to call a snap election for Oct. 22 has clouded the outlook for Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda and one of the world's most radical monetary policy regimes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 25, 2017
Kuroda confident that rising labor costs will lift inflation toward BOJ's 2% target
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday that inflation will pick up in line with the central bank's projections, a show of confidence coming days after the BOJ decided to continue using unprecedented monetary easing measures to shore up the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2017
Japan's current growth unsustainable but easing policy to stay: Kuroda
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said the recent pace of growth in the world's third-largest economy is probably unsustainable and pledged to continue with very accommodative monetary policy "for some time" as the BOJ is far from its inflation target.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 8, 2017
The Bank of Japan's head deserves a second term
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should let BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda finish the work he started.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2017
BOJ's silence on side effects of monetary easing policies adds risk, Kiuchi says
The Bank of Japan is adding to the risks of its aggressive monetary easing policies by discussing only their potential upside, according to recently departed Policy Board member Takahide Kiuchi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2017
More economists predict inflation will peak this autumn
An increasing number of economists forecast that consumer prices will not only fail to meet the Bank of Japan's target, but that they will peak as soon as this autumn, in stark contrast with the view from Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda and his policy board.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2017
Takatoshi Ito, who sold Kuroda on inflation targets, now contender for top job
During countless shared lunches and impromptu meetings, Takatoshi Ito made a detailed and persuasive case that sold Haruhiko Kuroda on the inflation targeting regime he's pursued relentlessly as governor of the central bank. That was back in 1999, when Kuroda ran Japan's currency policy at the Finance...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2017
Japan's struggles are hardly unique
Victory in Japan's battle with too-low inflation looks as elusive as ever.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2017
Another BOJ term for Kuroda in doubt as experts now see 2% inflation target as unattainable
The Bank of Japan's latest delay in reaching its 2 percent inflation target despite more than four years of aggressive monetary easing has cast a shadow over Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's chances at a new term.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 20, 2017
BOJ delays window for achieving 2% inflation target a sixth time; two Kuroda critics exit
Kuroda acknowledges stickiness of Japan's “deflationary mindset,” as the central bank pushes back timing for inflation goal by one year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 20, 2017
Stock exchange chief Kiyota turns surprise critic of BOJ's 'distorting' ETF purchases
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's policies have a surprise new critic: the head of Japan's stock exchange.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 3, 2017
BOJ leadership due for change, says Abe mentor Nakahara
Haruhiko Kuroda should not serve another term as governor of the Bank of Japan because the central bank will need fresh ideas as it moves toward exiting years of unprecedented monetary easing, according to an adviser to the prime minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 16, 2017
BOJ keeps policy unchanged amid growing pressure to discuss stimulus exit plan
With inflation still distant from its target, the Bank of Japan left its monetary stimulus program on cruise control, saying improving private consumption will support a growing economy.
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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