Bank of Japan

the central bank of Japan
Organization central_bank Q333101
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Bank of Japan

Summary

Bank of Japan is a central bank[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bank of Japan is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Bank of Japan's instance of is recorded as central bank[4].
  • Bank of Japan's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • Bank of Japan's currency is recorded as banknote of the Japanese yen[6].
  • Bank of Japan's main regulatory text is recorded as Bank of Japan Act[7].
  • Bank of Japan's founder is recorded as Matsukata Masayoshi[8].
  • Bank of Japan's item operated is recorded as Q17214810[9].
  • Bank of Japan's headquarters location is recorded as Bank of Japan Head Office[10].
  • Bank of Japan's child organization or unit is recorded as Bank of Japan Osaka Branch[11].
  • Bank of Japan's child organization or unit is recorded as Bank of Japan Nagoya Branch[12].
  • Bank of Japan's Commons category is recorded as Bank of Japan[13].
  • Bank of Japan's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[14].
  • Bank of Japan's chairperson is recorded as Kazuo Ueda[15].
  • Bank of Japan comprises Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies[16].
  • June 27, 1882 marks the founding of Bank of Japan[17].
  • Bank of Japan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.686563, 'lon': 139.771541}[18].
  • Bank of Japan's official website is recorded as https://www.boj.or.jp/[19].
  • Bank of Japan's official website is recorded as https://www.boj.or.jp/en/[20].
  • Bank of Japan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bank of Japan[21].
  • Bank of Japan's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Japan[22].
  • Bank of Japan's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日本銀行'}[23].
  • Bank of Japan's legal form is recorded as Authorized Corporation[24].
  • Bank of Japan's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日銀'}[25].
  • Bank of Japan's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BOJ'}[26].
  • Bank of Japan's position held by head of the organization is recorded as governor of the Bank of Japan[27].

Body

Founding

Bank of Japan's founder is recorded as Matsukata Masayoshi[8]. June 27, 1882 marks the founding of it[17].

Identity

Bank of Japan's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日本銀行'}[23]. Short names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日銀'}[25] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BOJ'}[26].

Leadership

Bank of Japan's chairperson is recorded as Kazuo Ueda[15].

Operations

Bank of Japan's headquarters location is recorded as Bank of Japan Head Office[10]. Subsidiaries include Bank of Japan Osaka Branch[11], a bank branch[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1882[30] and Bank of Japan Nagoya Branch[12], a shop[31], in Japan[32].

Ownership

Bank of Japan's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[14].

Why It Matters

Bank of Japan has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . boj.or.jp. boj.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp. houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 418398
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  2. 29d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0369565-Nihon-Ginko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0369565-Nihon-Ginko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  3. 8w ago · Mcampany · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stock exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange
    Country Japan
    Instance of
    Instance of central bank, public company
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||32 */ [[Property:P488]], Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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