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After stepping down as governor of the Bank of Japan in April 2023, I began my life as an academic. In July, I became a specially appointed professor

Through my work at the Japanese Ministry of Finance, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ), I have met many government official

Just as the end of my term as governor of the Bank of Japan was coming into view, Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, 2022.Russia had annex

In September 2016, the comprehensive assessment of the Bank of Japan's quantitative and qualitative monetary easing (QQE) and negative interest r

A new hurdle to achieving the 2% price stability target emerged with low prices for crude oil worldwide. After hovering around $100 per barrel in 2014

On March 20, 2013, I succeeded Masaaki Shirakawa as the 31st governor of the Bank of Japan. I wanted to convey in my own words my determination to do

The next pending issue for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under its new long-term strategy, "Strategy 2020," was to increase the bank's capital for

As the Asian Development Bank (ADB) developed a strategy for regional integration, a great deal of attention was focused on its stance on the global e

On Feb. 1, 2005, I took office as the eighth president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). I headed to the headquarters in Manila and took over from

I retired as a Ministry of Finance official in January 2003, after more than 35 and a half years of service. The reason I stayed on as vice minister o