By SHIMPEI DOI/ Staff Writer
August 29, 2023 at 06:30 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers questions on Jan. 22, 2013, after receiving a report on a joint statement released by the Bank of Japan and the government. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The Bank of Japan put up a fierce struggle to retain its autonomy in 2013, when the government was pushing a radical monetary easing policy, recently disclosed records show. [Read More]
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