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Protectionism would hurt global economy: BOJ policymaker

SAGA, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Makoto Sakurai, a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, speaks at a press conference in Saga, western Japan, on May 25, 2017. Sakurai said the spread of protectionism would hurt the global economy by curtailing trade and overseas investment.

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BOJ policymaker Kamezaki

TSU, Japan - Hidetoshi Kamezaki, a Bank of Japan Policy Board member, speaks at a press conference in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, in western Japan on July 27, 2011. The Japanese central bank is not facing any immediate need for additional monetary easing, he said.

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LDP's Ishiba at disaster-hit Koriyama

KORIYAMA, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, chief policymaker of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, talks with leaders of municipalities within Fukushima Prefecture in Koriyama on June 11, 2011, three months after the March quake-tsunami disaster.

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Japan's ruling camp set to lose upper house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Azumi (front), chief election strategist of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, and Koichiro Gemba, chief policymaker and Cabinet member, look downcast at the party's ad hoc election center in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. The ruling camp looked certain to fail in its bid to secure a majority in the upper chamber.

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Opposition LDP celebrates election wins

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba (R), chief policymaker of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Tadamori Oshima, secretary general, celebrate LDP wins in the House of Councillors election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. Prime Minister Naoto Kan's ruling bloc looked certain to fail in its bid to secure a majority in the upper chamber.

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Opposition LDP celebrates election wins

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba (R), chief policymaker of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Tadamori Oshima, secretary general, celebrate LDP wins in the House of Councillors election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. Prime Minister Naoto Kan's ruling bloc looked certain to fail in its bid to secure a majority in the upper chamber.

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Power industry leader Morimoto tapped as BOJ Policy Board member

TOKYO, Japan - The government on March 12, 2010, nominated Yoshihisa Morimoto (file photo), vice chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, as a policymaker on the Bank of Japan's Policy Board. The nine-member board has two vacancies and the government has been in the process of obtaining approval from the Diet to fill one of the seats with Ryuzo Miyao, a Kobe University processor.

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U.S. envoy arrives in N. Korea for denuclearization talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - On his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport on Dec. 8, 2009, chief U.S. policymaker on North Korea Stephen Bosworth (L) shakes hands with Jong Thae Yang, deputy head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's U.S. affairs department. Bosworth is in the North Korean capital for a three-day visit aimed at persuading North Korea to return to the stalled six-party denuclearization talks.

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U.S. envoy arrives in N. Korea for denuclearization talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jong Thae Yang, deputy head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's U.S. affairs department, (C) accompanies chief U.S. policymaker on North Korea Stephen Bosworth (L) on the U.S. official's arrival to Pyongyang International Airport on Dec. 8, 2009. Bosworth is in the North Korean capital for a three-day visit aimed at persuading North Korea to return to the stalled six-party denuclearization talks.

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Mitsubishi vice president to be BOJ policymaker

TOKYO, Japan - The government decided March 7 to appoint Hidetoshi Kamezaki (file photo), vice president of trading house Mitsubishi Corp., as Bank of Japan policymaker. Kamezaki, along with Seiji Nakamura, president of MOL Ferry Co., a wholly owned unit of shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., are to replace current members of the central bank's Policy Board Hidehiko Haru and Toshikatsu Fukuma in April following approval by the Diet.

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Yamasaki meets Megawati in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Taku Yamasaki (L), a former top policymaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets with Indonesia's presidential front-runner Megawati Sukarnoputri (R), leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan), in a suburb of Jakarta on Oct. 12.

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Mitsubishi vice president to be BOJ policymaker

TOKYO, Japan - The government decided March 7 to appoint Hidetoshi Kamezaki (file photo), vice president of trading house Mitsubishi Corp., as Bank of Japan policymaker. Kamezaki, along with Seiji Nakamura, president of MOL Ferry Co., a wholly owned unit of shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., are to replace current members of the central bank's Policy Board Hidehiko Haru and Toshikatsu Fukuma in April following approval by the Diet. (Kyodo)

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Gov't proposes Shinsei Bank exec as new BOJ policymaker

Undated photo shows Shinsei Bank Executive Officer Takako Masai. The government proposed on April 19, 2016, that Masai, 51, replace outgoing Koji Ishida as a Bank of Japan Policy Board member. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong yen may delay BOJ achievement of inflation target: policymaker

Yutaka Harada, a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, attends a press conference in Shimonoseki, western Japan, on April 13, 2016. Harada suggested achieving the central bank's 2 percent inflation target may be delayed by the impact on prices of the stronger yen and slack consumption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ policymaker says prolonged market rout could weigh on confidence

Koji Ishida, a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, speaks at a press conference in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Feb. 18, 2016. Ishida said the recent financial market rout could weigh on confidence in the corporate and household sectors if the instability drags on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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

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BOJ policymaker foresees more difficulty in monetary easing policy

Bank of Japan policymaker Takehiro Sato holds a press conference in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 10, 2015. Though the BOJ's monetary easing is intended to put downward pressure on nominal interest rates across the entire yield curve through massive government bond purchases, such an effect has been "diminishing gradually" due mainly to reduced demand from investors to purchase bonds amid already low interest rates, Sato said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. envoy arrives in N. Korea for denuclearization talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - On his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport on Dec. 8, 2009, chief U.S. policymaker on North Korea Stephen Bosworth (L) shakes hands with Jong Thae Yang, deputy head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's U.S. affairs department. Bosworth is in the North Korean capital for a three-day visit aimed at persuading North Korea to return to the stalled six-party denuclearization talks. (Kyodo)

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U.S. envoy arrives in N. Korea for denuclearization talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jong Thae Yang, deputy head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's U.S. affairs department, (C) accompanies chief U.S. policymaker on North Korea Stephen Bosworth (L) on the U.S. official's arrival to Pyongyang International Airport on Dec. 8, 2009. Bosworth is in the North Korean capital for a three-day visit aimed at persuading North Korea to return to the stalled six-party denuclearization talks. (Kyodo)

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Japan's ruling camp set to lose upper house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Azumi (front), chief election strategist of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, and Koichiro Gemba, chief policymaker and Cabinet member, look downcast at the party's ad hoc election center in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. The ruling camp looked certain to fail in its bid to secure a majority in the upper chamber. (Kyodo)

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BOJ policymaker Kamezaki

TSU, Japan - Hidetoshi Kamezaki, a Bank of Japan Policy Board member, speaks at a press conference in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, in western Japan on July 27, 2011. The Japanese central bank is not facing any immediate need for additional monetary easing, he said. (Kyodo)

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Opposition LDP celebrates election wins

TOKYO, Japan - (From L, clockwise) Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, Tadamori Oshima, LDP secretary general, and Shigeru Ishiba, LDP chief policymaker, celebrate LDP wins in the House of Councillors election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. (Kydoo)

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Opposition LDP celebrates election wins

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba (R), chief policymaker of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Tadamori Oshima, secretary general, celebrate LDP wins in the House of Councillors election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. Prime Minister Naoto Kan's ruling bloc looked certain to fail in its bid to secure a majority in the upper chamber. (Kyodo)

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Opposition LDP celebrates election wins

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba (R), chief policymaker of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Tadamori Oshima, secretary general, celebrate LDP wins in the House of Councillors election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. Prime Minister Naoto Kan's ruling bloc looked certain to fail in its bid to secure a majority in the upper chamber. (Kyodo)

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LDP's Ishiba at disaster-hit Koriyama

KORIYAMA, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, chief policymaker of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, talks with leaders of municipalities within Fukushima Prefecture in Koriyama on June 11, 2011, three months after the March quake-tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Power industry leader Morimoto tapped as BOJ Policy Board member

TOKYO, Japan - The government on March 12, 2010, nominated Yoshihisa Morimoto (file photo), vice chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, as a policymaker on the Bank of Japan's Policy Board. The nine-member board has two vacancies and the government has been in the process of obtaining approval from the Diet to fill one of the seats with Ryuzo Miyao, a Kobe University processor. (Kyodo)

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BOJ policymaker warns of downside risks to prices

Bank of Japan Policy Board member Takako Masai speaks at a press conference in Kobe on Dec. 6, 2017. Masai warned of "significant downside risks" to prices in Japan, citing the uncertain outlook for increased product and service prices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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

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Communication key if BOJ stumbles on inflation target: policymaker

Bank of Japan Policy Board member Takako Masai attends a meeting in Matsuyama on Aug. 31, 2017. Masai told business leaders on a different occasion in the western Japan city that communication with the public will be key should the central bank be unable to achieve its 2 percent inflation target by its projected timing of around fiscal 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ should be more flexible on 2% inflation target: ex-policymaker

Takahide Kiuchi, an economist who left the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2017. Kiuchi said that the central bank should be more flexible in pursuing its 2 percent inflation target and gain a freer hand in adjusting monetary policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ not to see long-term losses in exiting stimulus: policymaker

Yutaka Harada, a Bank of Japan policy board member, speaks at a news conference in Gifu, central Japan, on June 1, 2017. Harada dismissed market concerns that the bank could fall into the red once it exits its monetary stimulus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ policymaker warns current monetary policy may hurt economy

Takahide Kiuchi, a Bank of Japan policymaker, holds a press conference in Kofu, central Japan, on Feb. 23, 2017. Kiuchi expressed concern that the central bank's current policy, aimed at keeping the country's long-term interest rates low to spur domestic demand, may eventually hurt the economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ policymaker worried about uncertainty over Trump policies

Bank of Japan policymaker Takako Masai speaks in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2016. Masai expressed concern about the negative impact on financial markets of uncertainty over the economic policies to be adopted by the administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamasaki meets Megawati in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Taku Yamasaki (L), a former top policymaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets with Indonesia's presidential front-runner Megawati Sukarnoputri (R), leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan), in a suburb of Jakarta on Oct. 12.