Sayuri Shirai: Communication and forward guidance in a world of unconventional monetary policy – the case of the Bank of Japan Remarks by Ms Sayuri Shirai, Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan, at the 2014 Monetary Policy Forum, New York City, 28 February 2014. * I.
*  *  Introduction  Thank you very much for inviting me to the 2014 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum. I feel greatly honored to have the opportunity to talk about communication on monetary policy in the context of the Bank of Japan. As you may know, the Bank adopted quantitative and qualitative monetary easing (QQE) in April 2013.