Highlighting a political crisis, lawmakers reject the prime minister's nominee. The top job at Japan's central bank was vacant today after... ...full story at LA Times
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Japan's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent Tuesday after a two-day meeting policy meeting amid deepening concerns about slower growth in the U.S. economy, a key export market. |
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DPJ set to snub latest pick for BOJ chief »
Japan Times ![]() The Democratic Party of Japan said Tuesday evening that it will reject the government's latest nominee to replace Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui, virtually ensuring the post of central bank chief will go unfilled when Fukui's five-year term ends... |
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Fukuda says another BOJ nominee is on the way » Japan Times Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Thursday he will soon put forward yet another nominee for governor of the Bank of Japan so the next central bank head can attend the Group of Seven finance chiefs' meeting scheduled for early to mid-April in... |
| 08 Mar 08 |
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Gov't proposes Muto for BOJ governorship » Japan Today The government proposed to the Diet on Friday appointing Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto as the next central bank chief, but it remains uncertain whether the main opposition party will accept the nominee favored by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda... |
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Opposition may reject Muto for BOJ chief » Japan Today Leaders of the Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition parties Friday voiced their objections to the government's nomination of Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto for the post of governor of the central bank. "In reality, I don't think it... |
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BOJ starts operating under new regime without chief » Japan Today The Bank of Japan began operating under a new regime Friday with two new deputy governors but no chief due to political wrangling between the ruling and opposition parties. Masaaki Shirakawa, an executive director of the central bank between 2002 and... |