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Citizens groups organized protest rallies in front of local tax offices around Japan, including the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau. The anger directed at Sagawa stems from when he served as director-general of the Finance Ministry's Financial Bureau last year. ( read original story ...)

Japan's government has nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term as central bank governor, giving the veteran finance chief more time to battle deflation and kick-start the world's third largest economy. In a widely expected move, the government of Prime ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s government nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term as central bank governor on Friday, handing the veteran finance chief more time to battle deflation and kick-start the world’s number-three economy. Kuroda’s nomination was among those ... ( read original story ...)

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Note: This English translation is for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese original and this English translation, the Japanese original shall prevail. We assume no responsibility for this translation or for direct ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term as central bank governor on Friday, handing the veteran finance chief more time to battle deflation and kick-start the world's number-three economy. Kuroda's nomination was among those ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated Haruhiko Kuroda to lead the Bank of Japan for another five-year term, with the Cabinet forwarding the nomination to parliament on Friday. Central bank insider Masayoshi Amamiya and university professor Masazumi Wakatabe ... ( read original story ...)

Kuroda's reappointment was a sign of premier Shinzo Abe's confidence over the governor's efforts to pull Japan's economy out of stagnation. Tokyo also nominated Masazumi Wakatabe, a professor at Waseda University, as deputy governor. The other deputy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The government has nominated Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to serve a second five-year term as the head of the central bank. The proposal Friday to a parliamentary committee was expected to gain approval before Kuroda's term expires at ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks in Japan, Australia and New Zealand gained Friday, while a number of major markets were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday, as investors regained confidence in equities after sharp slides last week. Taking cues from another robust session on Wall ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government on Friday nominated Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to a new five-year term, a move that indicates monetary conditions will be kept ultra-loose for now. Mr. Kuroda, in office since 2013, will face new ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is considering nominating economist Masazumi Wakatabe, an advocate of bolder monetary easing, as one of the Bank of Japan’s two deputy governors, the Nikkei reported, a sign the bank will be in no rush to dial ... ( read original story ...)

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(Reuters) - The Japanese government is considering nominating economist Masazumi Wakatabe as one of the deputy governors at the Bank of Japan, Nikkei reported on Thursday, citing sources. Wakatabe, a professor at Waseda University and an advocate of bolder ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy has entered the sixth year of sustained recovery ... resilient against the twin pressures posed by consumption and the financial markets. The Nikkei Stock Average tumbled about 3,000 points after topping the 24,000-point threshold in ... ( read original story ...)

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