Japanese central bank governor and deputies to be absent from yearly US meeting
Naoki Tamura, a former Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. executive, is known as one of the more hawkish members of the BOJ's policy board. (Photo by Yuna Osawa)
TOKYO — In an unusual move, the Bank of Japan is sending policy board member Naoki Tamura to this week's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in the U.S. rather than Gov. Kazuo Ueda or deputy governors, dampening speculation that there will be any statement about the future direction of interest rates.
