Keynote Speech

Topic

History and Theories of Yield Curve Control

Mr. Masayoshi Amamiya
Executive Director of the Bank of Japan

* Please refer to the website of the Bank of Japan for the speech by Executive Director Amamiya

Panel Discussion 1

Topic

Policy Issues for central banks in the US and the Euroarea and the Bank of Japan’s Experience

Panelists

Mr.Yukio Egawa, Chief Strategist, Research Division, Shinsei Securities
Mr.Amane Oshima, Managing Executive Officer (Joint Head of Markets Unit), Mizuho Bank
Mr.Izuru Kato, President, Chief Economist, The Totan Research
Mr.Hajime Takata, Managing Executive Officer and Chief Economist, Mizuho Research Institute
Mr. Katsuyuki Tokushima, Chief Pension Consultant, NLI Research Institute

Moderator

Tetsuya Inoue, Mr., General Manager, Nomura Research Institute

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Panel Discussion 2

Topic

Significance of the Bank of Japan’s “Comprehensive Assessment”

Panelists

Mr.Kazuto Uchida, Executive Officer and General Manager, Treasury and Investment Division, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Mr.Shinichi Fukuda, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Mr.Toshiaki Watanabe, Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Moderator

Tetsuya Inoue, Mr., General Manager, Nomura Research Institute

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Concluding Session

Topic

Review and Outlook of Unconventional Monetary Policy
Ms. Miyako Suda, Special Advisor, The Canon Institute for Global Studies
Mr. Ryuzo Miyao, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo

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