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The news comes as the Bank of Japan seeks evidence of wage growth before shifting monetary policy

They are going to keep that, and maybe even make it more firm." "The market reaction of higher yen and higher yields is understandable, because Ueda is relatively unknown, but as his stance becomes more clear, I think the market still start to calm down." SAISUKE SAKAI, SENIOR ECONOMIST AT MIZUHO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES: "Basically, whoever becomes next BOJ governor, it is not the situation in which the current monetary easing stance to be changed sooner.

Soccer-related spending gave a boost to the country's struggling economy

The appointment of a new Bank of Japan governor in April might prompt a policy shake up

After 12 months of economic and political headwinds — from a plummeting yen to the Unification Church scandal — Kishida's pivot from Abenomics remains "conceptual."

Former premier’s policies expected to continue under Kishida

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies were a mixed bag for Japan — still, he successfully pushed the country to re-imagine itself.

Even after stepping down as the longest-serving PM in 2020, Shinzo Abe remained an advocate of expansionary fiscal policy and the continuation of powerful monetary easing.

Nearly a decade after the launch of "Abenomics," Japan cannot still do without massive monetary and fiscal stimulus -- the two features of the economy booster program pushed by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised to tackle wealth inequality and help struggling workers. But a year after he came to power, financial traders are once again the winners.