Abe Shortens List for BOJ Chief as Japan Faces Monetary Overhaul

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shortened his list of candidates for Bank of Japan governor as he seeks to end decades of reluctance at the central bank to accept responsibility for the nation’s inflation rate.

Abe is probably narrowing down his picks, Economy Minister Akira Amari told reporters in Tokyo yesterday. The government should unveil the name, and replacements for deputies whose terms are up in coming weeks, by the end of February, the ruling party’s upper-house legislative affairs chief said last month.