TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister
Shunichi Suzuki said that the government is set to pick deputy
Bank of Japan Governor Masayoshi Amamiya as new central bank
governor to take over incumbent Haruhiko Kuroda whose five-year
term ends in April.
Speaking to reporters, Suzuki said he was aware of media
report overnight about the likely nomination of Amamiya but that
he has not heard it firsthand.
"It's really true that I have not heard of it," Suzuki said.
"I believe the prime minister's office will decide on the
matter. I guess I was out of the loop."
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(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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