BOJ governor apologizes

BOJ governor apologizes

Bank of Japan Governor Yasuo Matsushita (R) bows to the press at his office in Tokyo on March 11 after apologizing for the arrest by prosecutors earlier in the day of a senior central bank official on suspicion of receiving bribes from several major banks in the form of entertainment. ==Kyodo

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