History & Society
Hayami Masaru
Japanese banker and business executive
Hayami Masaru (born March 24, 1925, Kobe, Japan—died May 16, 2009, Tokyo) Japanese banker and business executive who, as governor (1998–2003) of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), introduced striking reforms to the country’s banking system. Hayami graduated from the Tokyo University of Commerce in 1947 and joined the BOJ that year. He remained with the central bank for the next 34 years. In 1967 Hayami was named manager of the bank’s Ōita branch, and four years later he became the BOJ’s chief representative in Europe. He was appointed director of the foreign department in 1975. After another stint as a ...(100 of 401 words)