THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 1, 2023 at 18:00 JST
Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, left, with Finance Minister Taro Aso and economic revitalization minister Akira Amari on Jan. 22, 2013, after the central bank and the government issued a joint statement on anti-deflation policy (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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