BOJ board member says to be watchful of monetary easing effects

BOJ board member says to be watchful of monetary easing effects

Bank of Japan Policy Board member Yukitoshi Funo attends a press conference after giving a lecture in the western Japanese city of Kobe on March 23, 2016. Funo said that the central bank needs to steadily implement monetary easing measures including the negative interest rate to achieve its inflation target, though attention needs to be paid to their various effects on the economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New BOJ policymaker Funo says attaining 2% inflation goal "important"

New BOJ policymaker Funo says attaining 2% inflation goal "important"

New Bank of Japan policymaker Yukitoshi Funo holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2015. The former executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp. said that attaining the central bank's 2 percent inflation target is "important," adding the Japanese economy has not fully conquered deflation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gov't taps ex-Toyota executive Funo as BOJ Policy Board member

Gov't taps ex-Toyota executive Funo as BOJ Policy Board member

Photo taken in April 2009 shows Yukitoshi Funo, a senior adviser to Toyota Motor Corp., who was nominated by the government on April 21, 2015, as a candidate for the Bank of Japan's new Policy Board member. Funo served as Toyota's executive vice president before assuming his current post. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

BOJ easing measures needed to spur corporate innovation: policymaker

BOJ easing measures needed to spur corporate innovation: policymaker

Bank of Japan Policy Board member Yukitoshi Funo speaks at a press conference in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2017. The central bank's monetary easing measures are necessary for businesses to create new goods and services as these spur household demand, Funo said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo