Kazuo Ueda: Academic with policy ideas tapped for BOJ governor

Veteran regulator Himino and policy architect Uchida eyed for deputy posts

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From left, Shinichi Uchida, Kazuo Ueda and Ryozo Himino are set to be nominated as the Bank of Japan's next leadership team. (Source photos by Nikkei) 

KENICHI ONOZAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Kazuo Ueda, the Japanese government's choice to lead the Bank of Japan, has shuttled between monetary policy theory and practice, as a leading economist and a member of the board that introduced quantitative easing and zero interest rates.

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