Burgschweiger, Nadine; Sakaeda, Ryoma - In: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China aktuell 16 (2008) 2, pp. 93-110
Before the new governor Masaaki Shirakawa took office on 9 April 2008, Japan’s central bank (Bank of Japan, BOJ) was without an official leader for three weeks. After Shirakawa’s predecessor Toshihiko Fukui retired on 19 March, the BOJ’s top position was vacant for the first time in 80...