Shinichi Uchida

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Bank of Japan's market operations track the unwinding of its easing era

As of August 2026: Main spokesman on market operations and balance sheet policy

Every business day the Bank of Japan releases a two-page table showing how it managed the roughly ¥550 trillion that Japanese banks hold on deposit at the central bank. The August 24, 2026 statement is one entry in that record — a routine liquidity operation, unremarkable on its own.

Updated Aug 24