日銀審議委員に浅田統一郎氏就任　リフレ派「政策に貢献したい」|47NEWS（よんななニュース）

This page reports that Toichiro Asada, 71, a professor emeritus at Chuo University, took office as a Bank of Japan policy board member on April 1, 2026, for a five-year term. A macroeconomics specialist, Asada is considered part of the "reflation faction" supporting bold monetary easing. He expressed support for former Governor Kuroda's large-scale monetary stimulus and pledged to contribute to policy formation. Regarding oil price increases due to Middle East tensions, he noted their inflationary effects. Ayano Sato from Aoyama Gakuin University, also a reflation faction member, is scheduled to join the board in June.