Toshihiko Fukui

Toshihiko Fukui is the Bank of Japan governor. Fukui graduated with an LL.B. from the University of Tokyo in 1958, and has worked at the Bank of Japan ever since. He is sometimes referred to as "Japan's Greenspan".

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Japan eyes worries over U.S. and markets ahead of G7

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- Financial markets have settled down somewhat after the last few months of turmoil, but the problems are not over yet, Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui said late on Thursday, hours before a Group of Seven meeting. Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga added that Friday's G7 meeting of finance officials will be crucial for discussing the impact of the market turbulence, adding that Japan would tell its G7 peers that it wants to play a role in underpinning stable economic... Read Full Story

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Bank With No Boss

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Japan's Opposition DPJ rejected two government nominees for BOJ Governor; Analysis by Yukio Hatoyama, DPJ Secretary General; Masaaki Shirakawa as Interim BOJ Governor; Analysis by Toshihiko Fukui, Former BOJ Governor; Under Fukui the Bank of Japan ended its zero interest rate policy Read Full Story

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Diet stalemate over BOJ governor appointment finally comes to an end

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{mosgoogle right}Both houses of the Diet approved the elevation of Bank of Japan (BOJ) Vice Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa to its top post on Wednesday, putting an end to a three-week vacuum in the central bank leadership. The approval comes shortly before the Group of Seven conference of finance ministers and central bank governors opens in Washington on Friday. The post of central bank governor had been vacant since former Gov. Toshihiko Fukui's term expired on March 19 because the opposition... Read Full Story

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BOJ Official Warns Japan Economy Slowing

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By Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer Senior Central Banker in Japan Warns That Economy Is Slowing Sharply TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's interim central bank chief vowed Friday not to let the absence of a governor hamper the country's economic and financial activities while another central bank official said the economy is slowing "sharply."The Bank of Japan has no governor after the opposition controlled upper house of parliament rejected two government nominations in a row, saying they were too... Read Full Story

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Ruling and opposition blocs haggle over next BOJ chief

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{mosgoogle right}TOKYO (AP) -- Ruling and opposition parties haggled Monday over who should replace the outgoing central bank chief, deepening a stalemate over a key position at the helm of the world's second-largest economy. With just two days left until Toshihiko Fukui's term as Bank of Japan governor expires, the impasse between the two camps was an embarrassment to the Japanese government amid mounting concerns over a global economic slowdown. Tokyo shares were hammered Monday, with the... Read Full Story

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BoJ's Shirakawa plays down risk of serious recession in Japan

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Friday the Japanese economy is expected to grow at a slower pace for the time being, but that it is likely to maintain its underlying growth momentum going forward ...

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BoJ beurteilt Wirtschaftslage im Juli skeptischer

TOKIO (Dow Jones)--Die Bank of Japan (BoJ) hat in ihrem Monatsbericht für Juli eine pessimistischere Einschätzung der Wirtschaftslage geäußert als im Vormonat. "Japans Wirtschaftswachstum wird sich weiter ...

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