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My Take
Kazuo Ueda's appointment as the 32nd Governor of the Bank of Japan in April 2023 was, to me, one of the quietly radical personnel decisions in Japanese public life. He is an academic, not a career central banker: professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and after retiring in 2017 he taught briefly at Kyoritsu Women's University. The man who once explained monetary policy in lectures now writes it, and every sentence he speaks gets parsed by currency traders within seconds. What I find compelling is the temperament. No showmanship, just careful conditional reasoning delivered at lecture pace. Born in Makinohara, Shizuoka, in 1951 and schooled at Komaba before the University of Tokyo, he ended up in the one job where there is no answer key.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kazuo Ueda
- Name (Japanese)
- 植田和男
- Born
- September 20, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- economist / professor
2. Background
- High school
- Junior & Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba
- University
- University of Tokyo
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A4%8D%E7%94%B0%E5%92%8C%E7%94%B7
Frequently asked questions
When was Kazuo Ueda born?
Born September 20, 1951 (age 74).
Where is Kazuo Ueda from?
Kazuo Ueda is from Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kazuo Ueda do?
Kazuo Ueda works as economist, professor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.