Bank of Japan (8301.T)

30,100.00 -100.00 (-0.33%) At close: 03:10PM JST

Bank of Japan

2-1-1 Nihonbashi-Hongokucho
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0021
Japan
81 3 3279 1111
https://www.boj.or.jp

Sector(s): Financial Services
Industry: Banks - Regional
Full Time Employees: 

Key Executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year Born
Mr. Ryozo Himino	Deputy Governor of the Policy Board	N/A	N/A	1960
Hiroshi Kamiguchi	Director-General of Operations Department	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yasuhiro Nakaone	Director-General for Management Strategy, Budget & Accounting	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hidetsugu Chida	Director-General of Administration Department	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shinichiro Hayashi	Director-General of Public Relations Department	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seiichi Shimizu	Head of Markets Department & Monetary Policy and Executive Director	N/A	N/A	N/A
Keiko Harimoto	Director-General of Personnel & Corporate Affairs Department	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Yuko Kawai	GM for Europe & Chief Representative in London	N/A	N/A	1964
Takeshi Kato	Head of BOJ'S Branch - Nagoya & Executive Director	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hirohide Kouguchi	Executive Director	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in JPY.

Description

Bank of Japan operates as the central bank in Japan. The company's activities include deciding and implementing monetary policy; ensuring settlement of funds among banks and other financial institutions, thereby contributing to the maintenance of financial system stability; enhancement of payment and settlement systems, and market infrastructure; and issuance, circulation, and maintenance of banknotes and coins. It also offers foreign exchange transactions, including those executed as part of the bank's management of its foreign currency assets, as well as business related to assisting other central banks and international organizations in their investment in yen; and handling government affairs that relate to international finance, such as the compilation and dissemination of Japan's balance of payments statistics and foreign exchange intervention. In addition, the company provides various services relating to the government, such as receipt, disbursement, and accounting of treasury funds; management of the deposits of the Japanese government; custody of securities acquired by or submitted to the government; issuance of, and principal and interest payment on, Japanese government securities; and operations relating to its role as the book entry transfer institution in the Japanese government bond book-entry system. Further, it releases the minutes of monetary policy meetings and public statements on the policy board decisions in a timely manner for communication with the public. Additionally, the company operates branches, local offices, and overseas representative offices. Bank of Japan was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Corporate Governance

Bank of Japan’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of N/A is N/A. The pillar scores are Audit: N/A; Board: N/A; Shareholder Rights: N/A; Compensation: N/A.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while a 10 indicates higher governance risk.