BOJ board members to publish personal assets

BOJ board members to publish personal assets

TOKYO, Japan - Former Supreme Court Justice Itsuo Sonobe, who heads a Bank of Japan panel, tells reporters on July 5 that the panel plans to recommend the central bank require all nine Policy Board members, including the governor and two deputy governors, to publish their personal assets under new internal regulations. The panel came up with the plan amid a scandal over BOJ Governor Toshihiko Fukui's private investments.

Panel to recommend ban on BOJ execs' investment in private funds

Panel to recommend ban on BOJ execs' investment in private funds

TOKYO, Japan - Itsuo Sonobe, a former Supreme Court justice who heads a Bank of Japan advisory panel set up to review the central bank's internal rules, speaks to reporters at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on June 30.

Panel to recommend ban on BOJ execs' investment in private funds

Panel to recommend ban on BOJ execs' investment in private funds

TOKYO, Japan - Itsuo Sonobe, a former Supreme Court justice who heads a Bank of Japan advisory panel set up to review the central bank's internal rules, speaks to reporters at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on June 30. (Kyodo)

BOJ board members to publish personal assets

BOJ board members to publish personal assets

TOKYO, Japan - Former Supreme Court Justice Itsuo Sonobe, who heads a Bank of Japan panel, tells reporters on July 5 that the panel plans to recommend the central bank require all nine Policy Board members, including the governor and two deputy governors, to publish their personal assets under new internal regulations. The panel came up with the plan amid a scandal over BOJ Governor Toshihiko Fukui's private investments. (Kyodo)