TOKYO -- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Monday named Tokiko Shimizu as a new executive director with the central bank.
Tokiko Shimizu's new post to coincide with overseeing Nagoya branch

Tokiko Shimizu was named an executive director with the Bank of Japan on May 11, the first woman to hold the post. (Photo by Koji Uema)
TOKYO -- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Monday named Tokiko Shimizu as a new executive director with the central bank.