Haruhiko Kuroda: Quantitative and qualitative monetary easing Speech by Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a meeting held by the Yomiuri International Economic Society, Tokyo, 12 April 2013. *  *  *  Introduction It is a great honor to be invited to this meeting hosted by the Yomiuri International Economic Society today.
This is my first speech as Governor of the Bank of Japan. Today, I would like to explain the “Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing” that we decided to embark on last week. I. Basic thinking  When I was appointed as the governor, I had the following basic thinking in mind.