TOKYO -- As the government considers replacements for two Bank of Japan policy board members, recent oversight and system failures at Mizuho Bank are complicating what will be a closely watched bellwether of monetary policy and even who will next lead the central bank.
Hitoshi Suzuki and Goushi Kataoka are set to leave the BOJ's nine-member board next July. The seat held by Suzuki typically rotates between the nation's three megabanks: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group.
