TOKYO -- Haruhiko Kuroda's final day as Bank of Japan governor on Saturday marks the end of an era in which the central bank's monetary policy was as unusual as its close relationship with the government.
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Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, trusted Haruhiko Kuroda to steer monetary policy even amid setbacks. (Photo by Masaru Shioyama)
TOKYO -- Haruhiko Kuroda's final day as Bank of Japan governor on Saturday marks the end of an era in which the central bank's monetary policy was as unusual as its close relationship with the government.