How Japan turned against its 'bazooka'-wielding central bank chief INFLATION HEADACHE: The Bank of Japan has pushed back the timing for hitting its inflation target on six occasions. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, seen here at a news conference at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo in mid-2015, still argues that the costs of massive monetary easing are manageable. REUTERS/Yuya Shino Haruhiko Kuroda’s appointmen