Columbia University Professor of International & Public Affairs Takatoshi Ito Interview

Takatoshi Ito, professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University and senior professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), poses for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, July 3, 2017. Ito's combination of academic expertise, policy making experience and influence at the highest levels in Japan has him discussed among central bank watchers as a among those with a chance to succeed Kuroda, or to become one of his deputies at the Bank of Japan should the governor make history by taking another term. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images