Tokyo(Reuter)= Japan's government is likely to appoint academic Kazuo Ueda as the next government officials told Reuters, a surprise choice that could see the country finally align with other major economies in raising interest rate. Ueda, a former BOJ policy board member and an academic at Kyoritsu Women's university, is considered an expert on monetary policy, but had not even been seen as a dark horse candidate for the top job.
He played a key role in battling the initial phase of Japan's def...
