Kuroda Haruhiko (黒田 東彦), who became Governor of the Bank of Japan, recounts the events leading to his decision to accept the position and the phone call from Prime Minister Abe (安倍), based on his own recollections.
Kuroda Haruhiko (黒田 東彦), who served as Governor of the Bank of Japan for 10 years from 2013, worked to lift the stock market and guide the yen lower through efforts to overcome deflation and advance Abenomics. An excerpt from his new book states that he “hesitated” when he was approached about taking office. He is described as saying that, although his appointment as governor was a policy priority for Prime Minister Abe (安倍), he himself had little awareness that he was viewed by many around him as a candidate.
Regarding his relationship with Abe (安倍), the book describes exchanges before and after the approach about becoming governor of the Bank of Japan, as well as their limited acquaintance, and says that there was no lengthy meeting with Abe (安倍) himself. It also records that his name had been mentioned as a candidate to succeed the governor during his time at the ADB headquarters in Manila, and that he did not receive direct notification of his appointment from the Prime Minister’s Office, together with the surrounding circumstances at the time. It also refers to how he came to recognize, based on his own judgment, that there had been no approach from the Prime Minister’s Office.