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, is 31st and current Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was formerly the President of the Asian Development Bank from 1 February 2005 to 18 March 2013. Kuroda has been an advocate of looser monetary policy in Japan. His February 2013 nomination by the incoming government of Shinzo Abe had been expected. Also nominated at the same time were Kikuo Iwata — "a harsh critic of past BOJ policies" — and Hiroshi Nakaso, a senior BOJ official in charge of international affairs, as Kuroda's two deputies. The former governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, left in March 2013.〔 "There is plenty of room for monetary easing" in Japan, Kuroda said in a February 2013 interview, adding that the BOJ could go beyond purchasing government bonds to include corporate bonds "or even stocks". The yen, which "has fallen 10% against the dollar since Abe began his campaign in November", also fell on the news of Kuroda's nomination. However, the new governor is "expected to use his experience as Japan’s top currency official until 2003 to rebut overseas criticism that Tokyo is using easy monetary policy to drive the yen lower, triggering a war of competitive currency devaluation".〔 (Archived on 21 March 2013 ).〕 ''Bloomberg'' quoted Stephen Roach, a senior fellow at Yale University, as saying about Kuroda's goals: “It’s a strong pledge from a well-intended man, but I’m not convinced it’s going to work." When Kuroda was asked the same question in his assumption of office's press conference on March 21, Kuroda said the BOJ's role is to stabilize prices, and stabilizing exchange rates is the role of the Ministry of Finance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/30160771 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.boj.or.jp/announcements/press/kaiken_2013/kk1303e.pdf )〕〔Bank of Japan Act, Article 2; Currency and monetary control by the Bank of Japan shall be aimed at achieving price stability, thereby contributing to the sound development of the national economy.〕〔財務省設置法 第三条 財務省は、健全な財政の確保、適正かつ公平な課税の実現、税関業務の適正な運営、国庫の適正な管理、通貨に対する信頼の維持及び外国為替の安定の確保を図ることを任務とする。〕 He also said that BOJ's "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing" policy does not intend to devalue, aiming to grow out of deflation by targeting inflation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.boj.or.jp/en/announcements/press/koen_2013/data/ko130412a1.pdf )〕 Although there was opposition from developing countries, the policy was accepted by the other developed countries in the G20 summit. However, G20 members emphasized to Japanese policymakers that it must be used domestically while highlighting the importance of a Japanese effort to reduce government debt.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/17/us-usa-economy-lew-japan-idUSBRE93G14X20130417 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.g20.utoronto.ca/2013/2013-0419-finance.html )〕 == See also == * Abenomics * Reflation 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Haruhiko Kuroda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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