Bank of Japan Nomination Upper House Voting Intentions: Table
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Japan’s upper house of parliament votes March 15 on the government’s nomination for Bank of Japan governor and two deputy governors. The lower house, where the ruling coalition has about a two-thirds majority, votes March 14.
A nominee needs 118 votes to pass the upper house. Haruhiko Kuroda, the Asian Development Bank president, is the nominee for governor. Hiroshi Nakaso, a career BOJ staffer and current executive director, is the candidate for one deputy job and Kikuo Iwata, a long-time critic of the bank who advocates greater stimulus, the other. ===============================================================================