Kuroda, the BOJ's "bazooka" leader, is leaving down after a record term.

Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, is stepping down after a 10-year stint marked by his famous "bazooka" of loose money policies aimed at revitalizing the country's dormant economy. Since his appointment, the central bank's assets have doubled, exceeding GDP for the first time in a Group of Seven country. As Prime Minister Fumio Kishida nominates a successor for Kuroda, whose second and final term ends in April, ....