Shirakawa becomes BOJ chief after Diet OKs nomination

Shirakawa becomes BOJ chief after Diet OKs nomination

TOKYO, Japan - New Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at a news conference at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on April 9. Shirakawa, who was a BOJ deputy governor doubling as acting BOJ chief, assumed the top post of Japan's central bank following the Diet's approval of his nomination earlier in the day.

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