One lawmaker who previously worked in the financial industry summed up the sentiment with the comment, “Who is Ueda?” The economics professor at Kyoritsu Women’s University, who once served ...

The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, reiterating the bank's resolve to push up borrowing costs if the economy continues to ...

Kuroda, 78, will step down from the post on April 8. Ueda is a professor at Kyoritsu Women’s University who specializes in macroeconomics and financial theory. He was also member of the BOJ’s ...