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Bank of Japan’s ‘bazooka-wielding’ Kuroda nominated for second term

by Hiroshi Hiyama and Richard Carter Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s government nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term as central bank governor Friday, handing the veteran finance chief more time to battle deflation and kick-start the world’s number-three economy. Kuroda’s nomination was among those submitted to the parliament in a document seen by reporters, and had been widely expected. Handpicked by Shinzo Abe to steer the former economic powerhouse out of […]