PM ready to talk to Ozawa over BOJ chief nomination: Machimura

PM ready to talk to Ozawa over BOJ chief nomination: Machimura

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura speaks to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on March 10, saying Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is ready to meet with Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, over the government decision to appoint Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto as successor to BOJ Gov. Toshihiko Fukui. The opposition camp, which opposes Muto's appointment, controls the House of Councillors, which must ratify the nomination.

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