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TAKATOSHI ITO

Takatoshi Ito, professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo in July 2017.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2025
Takatoshi Ito, Japanese inflation target advocate, dies at 74
Ito died on Sept. 20 from an unspecified illness, according to a statement on his personal website.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2022
Kuroda ally sees chance of Bank of Japan hitting price goal in 2023
Takatoshi Ito¡¯s remarks are likely to keep speculation smoldering over possible policy adjustment next year as investors¡¯ focus gradually shifts beyond Kuroda¡¯s 10-year stint.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 27, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine could spark Japan recovery by 2022, economist says
Columbia University professor Takatoshi Ito says data is already signaling that Japan is bouncing back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2017
Takatoshi Ito, who sold Kuroda on inflation targets, now contender for top job
During countless shared lunches and impromptu meetings, Takatoshi Ito made a detailed and persuasive case that sold Haruhiko Kuroda on the inflation targeting regime he¡¯s pursued relentlessly as governor of the central bank. That was back in 1999, when Kuroda ran Japan¡¯s currency policy at the Finance...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2017
Abe adviser Ito touts minimum wage hike, taxing cash hoards
Targeted measures to push Japanese wages and inflation higher should be used instead of deploying additional monetary or fiscal stimulus, according to Takatoshi Ito, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2016
Kuroda ally says BOJ should use easing now rather than later
The Bank of Japan should expand already-record stimulus at its April meeting, as a wait-and-see stance risks further appreciation of the yen, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2016
Japan can endure yen¡¯s gains, says Kuroda¡¯s former deputy
While Japan has breathing space before the yen¡¯s gains become a serious problem for the economy, policymakers are unlikely to stand by should it climb too fast or if key inflation measures slump, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 9, 2015
Kuroda¡¯s former ally Ito sees little downside now for yen
It¡¯s hard to imagine the yen declining much further from its current lows, said a former deputy to Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda when he was in charge of the nation¡¯s currency policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2014
GPIF asset review may be delayed until December, adviser says
Japan¡¯s ?127 trillion retirement fund may delay announcing its portfolio review until December, according to Takatoshi Ito, who was a top adviser to the government on overhauling public pensions.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2014
Yen to weaken after pension fund reforms, panel adviser Takatoshi Ito says
The yen will weaken as the Government Pension Investment Fund moves to become more competitive, according to Takatoshi Ito, who led a panel advising the Abe administration on overhauling the system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 18, 2014
Key adviser: GPIF should sell ?25 trillion in JGBs
The world¡¯s largest retirement fund should seek to sell ?25 trillion in Japanese government bonds as soon as possible, said the head of a panel that advised the government on overhauling pension investments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2013
Pension investment fund must ditch JGBs: Ito
The world¡¯s biggest retirement fund needs to cut bond holdings now because the Japanese government will follow an advisory panel¡¯s recommendation that the wealth manager seek higher returns, the panel¡¯s head said.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
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Podcast

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