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Policy Board

The Policy Board is established as the Bank's highest decision-making body. The Board determines the guideline for currency and monetary control, sets the basic principles for carrying out the Bank's operations, and oversees the fulfillment of the duties of the Bank's officers, excluding Auditors and Counsellors.

The Bank's officers are Policy Board members (including the Governor and the Deputy Governors), Auditors, Executive Directors, and Counsellors.*1

*1 The number of posts given to the Bank's officers is as follows: the Governor (one), the Deputy Governors (two), the Members of the Policy Board (six), the Auditors (three or fewer), the Executive Directors (six or fewer), and the Counsellors (a few).

Members of the Policy Board

Haruhiko Kuroda
Governor
Haruhiko Kuroda
Kikuo Iwata
Deputy Governor
Kikuo Iwata
Hiroshi Nakaso
Deputy Governor
Hiroshi Nakaso
Ryuzo Miyao
Member of the Policy Board
Ryuzo Miyao
Yoshihisa Morimoto
Member of the Policy Board
Yoshihisa Morimoto
Sayuri Shirai
Member of the Policy Board
Sayuri Shirai
Koji Ishida
Member of the Policy Board
Koji Ishida
Takehiro Sato
Member of the Policy Board
Takehiro Sato
Takahide Kiuchi
Member of the Policy Board
Takahide Kiuchi

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