PoliticsLooming BOJ board reshuffle has a Mizuho problem
Central bank watchers seek signs of policy direction as Kuroda's term winds down
Two Bank of Japan policy board members are slated to exit in July 2022, creating openings for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to fill.
TATSUYA GOTO, Nikkei staff writer
December 16, 2021 07:42 JST
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.