Word: muto
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Temporarily averting what could become an embarrassing vacancy at the top of the world's second-largest economy, Japan's leadership yesterday named its choice for a new central bank chief: Toshiro Muto, currently deputy governor of the Bank of Japan. The nomination by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda surprised no one-Muto for months has been considered the front runner for the post-but it's still far from certain that he'll get the job as governor of the Bank of Japan...
...types of boomer women by offering four brands under one roof: Vocabulary, Prize, Allegory and Gap Edition. Vocabulary is more comfy and expressive; Prize is sexier; Allegory, classic and tailored; and Gap Edition, casual. "This customer has a hard time finding clothes that fulfill all her needs," says Gary Muto, a 17-year Gap veteran who was named president of Forth & Towne last September. "And they all don't lead the exact same life. They are career women, stay-at-home moms and everything in between." Maybe apparel marketers will finally be able to answer that nagging question: What...
...preeminent female judoka of her era. A heel injury suffered just a month before the Olympics will make her quest for another gold the most difficult of her career, but Tani's competitiveness has trumped physical pain repeatedly in the past. "She is a born fighter," says Yasuhiro Muto, a judo writer for the Tokyo Chunichi Sports newspaper. "She is a contestant who hates losing. She changes color when it comes to a match...