Haruhiko Kuroda

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Japan's parliament approves Kuroda as BoJ chief

 Japan's parliament on Friday confirmed the appointment of Haruhiko Kuroda as Bank of Japan governor, with the new central bank chief expected to launch aggressive easing to stoke the economy.

Bank of Japan nominee vows to conquer deflation

 The government's pick to lead the Bank of Japan vowed Monday to do "everything possible" to reverse years of growth-sapping deflation, and blasted previous BoJ management for failing to fix the problem.