Masaaki Shirakawa

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In this Japanese name, the family name is Shirakawa.

Masaaki Shirakawa (白川方明, Shirakawa Masaaki^?, born September 27, 1949) is Governor of the Bank of Japan. His nomination to the post was approved on April 9, 2008.

After graduating from high school in Kokura, Shirakawa entered the University of Tokyo, graduating with a degree in economics. He joined the Bank of Japan in 1972, subsequently earning a master's degree in economics from the University of Chicago. His posts at the Bank of Japan included the head of the Ōita branch and an overseas assignment in New York. Shirakawa joined the faculty of the graduate school of public policy at Kyoto University in 2006, and returned to the BoJ in 2008.

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• Deputy Governor Bank of Japan retrieved April 8, 2008
• Highlights 4-Remarks by BOJ nominees Shirakawa and Watanabe Reuters retrieved April 8, 2008
• 白川・渡辺両氏から所信聴取 NHK retrieved April 8, 2008
• 小沢氏に振り回される福田首相　日銀人事めぐり (1/2ページ) - MSN産経ニュース MSN Sankei News retrieved April 8, 2008
• 白川日銀総裁の同意決定へ＝民主 | 時事ドットコム] Jiji Press retrieved April 8, 2008

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This article incorporates material from 白川方明 (Shirakawa Masaaki) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on April 8, 2008.