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IPC, Tokyo 2020 officials shake hands in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto (R), director general of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, shakes hands with International Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Xavier Gonzalez in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, following a press conference.

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IPC, Tokyo 2020 officials at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - International Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Xavier Gonzalez (L) and Toshiro Muto, director general of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, give a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, after the first project review.

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Organizing panel for 2020 Paralympics, IPC hold joint meet

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto (2nd R), director general of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, talks with Xavier Gonzalez (R), chief executive officer of the International Paralympic Committee, during a joint session in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, to discuss progress in preparations for the event.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics CEO Muto speaks at interview

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto, chief executive officer of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, speaks at an interview in Tokyo on July 10, 2014, on upcoming challenges in the preparation of the summer games.

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Tokyo 2020 executive board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Executive Board of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games - (from L) Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, organizing committee president and former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, organizing committee honorary president and Canon Inc. Chairman Fujio Mitarai, and organizing committee chief executive officer and Daiwa Institute of Research Chairman Toshiro Muto - pose for photos after a meeting where all 34 members of the executive board met on March 26, 2014.

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Tokyo launches 2020 Organizing Committee

TOKYO, Japan - Former Vice Finance Minister Toshiro Muto attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2014, as chief executive officer of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee, which was officially launched the same day.

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Ruling camp urges talks with opposition bloc over BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) and members of his Cabinet stand up in acknowledgment at the House of Representatives on March 13 after the government-controlled lower house voted to approve the nomination of Deputy BOJ Governor Toshiro Muto as the next chief of the central bank. The ruling coalition called for direct talks with opposition to break the political deadlock as the opposition-controlled upper house had voted against the nomination.

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Upper house votes down gov't nomination of Muto as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition members applaud on March 12 after the opposition-controlled House of Councillors voted down the government's nomination of Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto as the central bank chief. The appointment must be approved by both houses of parliament. The government-controlled House of Representatives is expected to vote March 14.

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DPJ decides to reject Muto as next BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - An opposition Democratic Party of Japan panel on March 11 discusses the government's nomination of Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto for the post of governor of the central bank. The party later formally decided to reject the nomination due to Muto's background as a bureaucrat even though he pledged in the Diet to ensure the BOJ's ''independence.''

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Fukuda does not understand why DPJ opposes Muto's nomination

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda tells reporters at his office on March 11 that he does not understand why the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan is against the government's proposal to appoint Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto as the next central bank chief.

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BOJ chief nominee Muto vows to boost BOJ independence

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto, the government's nominee to succeed outgoing BOJ chief Toshihiko Fukui, testifies before the Rules and Administration Committee of the House of Representatives on March 11. Muto said he will make efforts to boost the central bank's independence from the government as the opposition camp threatened to block his promotion over his career background as a former vice finance minister. (Pool photo)

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BOJ chief nominee Muto vows to boost BOJ independence

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto, the government's nominee to succeed outgoing BOJ chief Toshihiko Fukui, testifies before the Rules and Administration Committee of the House of Representatives on March 11. Sitting behind him are Masaaki Shirakawa (L), professor at Kyoto University, and Takatoshi Ito (R), professor at the University of Tokyo, who have been nominated as BOJ deputy governors. Muto told the Diet that he will make efforts to boost the central bank's independence from the government as the opposition camp threatened to block his promotion over his career background as a former vice finance minister. (Pool photo)

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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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Gov't proposes BOJ No. 2 Muto as next central bank chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, arrives at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on March 7. Later in the day, the government proposed to the Diet that he be appointed as the next central bank chief. (Pool photo)

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DPJ may reject gov't nominee for next BOJ chief: Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Toshiro Muto, who has been proposed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party as successor to BOJ Governor Toshihiko Fukui. Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa indicated March 1 his party may reject the nominee of the ruling coalition for the next BOJ chief.

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Gov't to make final adjustments for Muto nomination as BOJ head

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto, who is expected to be nominated as successor to outgoing Governor Toshihiko Fukui, sources familiar with the matter said Feb. 9.

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BOJ has no preset view on interest rate hike timing: Muto

KYOTO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto holds a news conference in Kyoto on Oct. 5 after meeting with local business leaders.

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BOJ to raise interest rate at slow pace: deputy chief Muto

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan's Deputy Governor Toshiro Mutod makes a speech in Tokyo on July 21. He indicated that the central bank will raise interest rates further only at a slow pace while keeping a close eye on Japan's economic situation and price trends. ''We will slowly adjust interest rate levels by carefully assessing economic and price conditions,'' Muto said.

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CPI rise not enough to convince BOJ of policy shift: Muto

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Toshiro Muto speaks at a press conference in Matsuyama on Feb. 2

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BOJ likely to end ultra-loose monetary policy next year: Muto

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, makes a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 2. Muto indicated that the central bank is likely to terminate its ultra-easy monetary policy in the first half of 2006.

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BOJ deputy governor against lowering liquidity target for now

OITA, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto speaks at a press conference in Oita on June 23.

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Deputy BOJ head hints at delay in beating deflation

TOKYO, Japan - Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Toshiro Muto has indicated the Japanese economy may emerge from deflation later than the central bank has forecasted. Muto made the remarks in a recent interview with Kyodo News.

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Next BOJ chief Fukui vows to combat deflation

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiko Fukui (L), designated the next governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), testifies at a House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee session March 18, flanked by Kazumasa Iwata (2nd from L) and Toshiro Muto (R), both designated as deputy governors. Fukui suggested he will do his utmost to fight deflation and pull Japan out of its long economic doldrums.

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Diet approves Fukui as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors in a plenary session March 14 approved (from L to R) Toshihiko Fukui as the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor, and Toshiro Muto and Kazumasa Iwata as its deputy governors. The House of Representatives approved them the previous day.

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Ex-Vice Finance Minister Muto picked as BOJ deputy governor

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto, former vice finance minister, is surrounded by reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 24 following reports that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has decided to name him deputy governor of the Bank of Japan.

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Cauldron for Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto (L), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and its CEO Toshiro Muto wave to reporters at the National Stadium in Tokyo on April 25, 2022, when they visited to see the cauldron for the Tokyo Games held the previous year.

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Cauldron for Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto (L), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and its CEO Toshiro Muto visit the National Stadium in Tokyo on April 25, 2022, to see the cauldron for the Tokyo Games held the previous year.

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Cost of hosting Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

Toshiro Muto, CEO of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, speaks to the press after a meeting of the committee's board of directors in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2021. The cost of hosting the Tokyo Games is expected to total 1.45 trillion yen ($12.7 billion), the committee said. (Pool photo)

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Cost of hosting Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

Toshiro Muto, CEO of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, speaks to the press after a meeting of the committee's board of directors in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2021. The cost of hosting the Tokyo Games is expected to total 1.45 trillion yen ($12.7 billion), the committee said. (Pool photo)

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Day after closing ceremony of Tokyo Paralympics

Seiko Hashimoto (L), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Toshiro Muto, CEO of the committee, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2021, a day after the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games, wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus.

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Organizers say Tokyo Paralympics "going smoothly" amid pandemic

The Tokyo Paralympics have been "generally going smoothly" since starting about a week ago despite being held amid the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Monday. "So far, there have been no problems having a major impact on the operation of the games," Toshiro Muto, CEO of the committee organizing the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, said at a press conference. In regard to an accident in which a visually impaired Paralympian was hit last week by a Toyota Motor Corp. autonomous bus running in the athletes' village, Muto said police inspected the site of the collision and questioned people involved on Sunday.

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IPC chief at press conference

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons (R) and Toshiro Muto (2nd from R), CEO of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, attend a press conference at the main press center for the games in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2021.

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Deputy BOJ head hints at delay in beating deflation

TOKYO, Japan - Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Toshiro Muto has indicated the Japanese economy may emerge from deflation later than the central bank has forecasted. Muto made the remarks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. (Kyodo)

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BOJ likely to end ultra-loose monetary policy next year: Muto

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, makes a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 2. Muto indicated that the central bank is likely to terminate its ultra-easy monetary policy in the first half of 2006. (Kyodo)

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CPI rise not enough to convince BOJ of policy shift: Muto

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Toshiro Muto speaks at a press conference in Matsuyama on Feb. 2 (Kyodo)

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BOJ to raise interest rate at slow pace: deputy chief Muto

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan's Deputy Governor Toshiro Mutod makes a speech in Tokyo on July 21. He indicated that the central bank will raise interest rates further only at a slow pace while keeping a close eye on Japan's economic situation and price trends. ''We will slowly adjust interest rate levels by carefully assessing economic and price conditions,'' Muto said. (Kyodo)

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BOJ has no preset view on interest rate hike timing: Muto

KYOTO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto holds a news conference in Kyoto on Oct. 5 after meeting with local business leaders. (Kyodo)

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Gov't to make final adjustments for Muto nomination as BOJ head

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto, who is expected to be nominated as successor to outgoing Governor Toshihiko Fukui, sources familiar with the matter said Feb. 9. (Kyodo)

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DPJ may reject gov't nominee for next BOJ chief: Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Toshiro Muto, who has been proposed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party as successor to BOJ Governor Toshihiko Fukui. Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa indicated March 1 his party may reject the nominee of the ruling coalition for the next BOJ chief. (Kyodo)

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Gov't proposes BOJ No. 2 Muto as next central bank chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, arrives at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on March 7. Later in the day, the government proposed to the Diet that he be appointed as the next central bank chief. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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DPJ decides to reject Muto as next BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - An opposition Democratic Party of Japan panel on March 11 discusses the government's nomination of Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto for the post of governor of the central bank. The party later formally decided to reject the nomination due to Muto's background as a bureaucrat even though he pledged in the Diet to ensure the BOJ's ''independence.'' (Kyodo)

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BOJ chief nominee Muto vows to boost BOJ independence

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto, the government's nominee to succeed outgoing BOJ chief Toshihiko Fukui, testifies before the Rules and Administration Committee of the House of Representatives on March 11. Sitting behind him are Masaaki Shirakawa (L), professor at Kyoto University, and Takatoshi Ito (R), professor at the University of Tokyo, who have been nominated as BOJ deputy governors. Muto told the Diet that he will make efforts to boost the central bank's independence from the government as the opposition camp threatened to block his promotion over his career background as a former vice finance minister. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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BOJ chief nominee Muto vows to boost BOJ independence

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto, the government's nominee to succeed outgoing BOJ chief Toshihiko Fukui, testifies before the Rules and Administration Committee of the House of Representatives on March 11. Muto said he will make efforts to boost the central bank's independence from the government as the opposition camp threatened to block his promotion over his career background as a former vice finance minister. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Fukuda does not understand why DPJ opposes Muto's nomination

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda tells reporters at his office on March 11 that he does not understand why the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan is against the government's proposal to appoint Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto as the next central bank chief. (Kyodo)

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Upper house votes down gov't nomination of Muto as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition members applaud on March 12 after the opposition-controlled House of Councillors voted down the government's nomination of Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto as the central bank chief. The appointment must be approved by both houses of parliament. The government-controlled House of Representatives is expected to vote March 14. (Kyodo)

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Ruling camp urges talks with opposition bloc over BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) and members of his Cabinet stand up in acknowledgment at the House of Representatives on March 13 after the government-controlled lower house voted to approve the nomination of Deputy BOJ Governor Toshiro Muto as the next chief of the central bank. The ruling coalition called for direct talks with opposition to break the political deadlock as the opposition-controlled upper house had voted against the nomination. (Kyodo)

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Diet approves Fukui as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors in a plenary session March 14 approved (from L to R) Toshihiko Fukui as the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor, and Toshiro Muto and Kazumasa Iwata as its deputy governors. The House of Representatives approved them the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is held in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie, northeastern Japan, on March 25, 2021, its opening day, amid concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Tokyo Org. Committee Director General Muto interviewed by Kyodo

Toshiro Muto, director general of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, attends an interview with Kyodo News on Sept. 29, 2015, in Tokyo. He suggested it is likely that baseball, if approved as an additional sport for the 2020 Olympics, would be played only in Tokyo, while some people propose the games could be held in areas affected by the March 2011 disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo