Tokiko Shimizu, head of the Bank of Japan's Nagoya branch, has been named as the first female executive director of the BOJ since the bank was founded in 1882. EPA
Tokiko Shimizu, head of the Bank of Japan's Nagoya branch, has been named as the first female executive director of the BOJ since the bank was founded in 1882. EPA

Japan's central bank to appoint first woman director in its 138-year history