‘Regime Change’ at BOJ Would Boost Confidence, Says Abe Adviser
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Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan.
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A change of leadership at the Bank of Japan would offer a chance to bolster public confidence in its ability to defeat deflation, according to an economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
“What’s important, especially this time, is whether we can undertake regime change,” Etsuro Honda said in a telephone interview on Friday. “It should be someone who is refreshing enough and can renew people’s impressions with personal charm and sincerity.”