is the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan.
Early life Mutō was born in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture and graduated from Kaisei Academy High School in Nishi Nippori, Arakawa, Tokyo. He attended the University of Tokyo, graduating from the Department of Law in 1966. In the same year, he joined the Ministry of Finance.
Career Mutō served overseas at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. In 2000, he rose to Administrative Vice-Minister of Finance, and in 2003 joined the Bank of Japan as deputy governor.
On March 7, 2008, the government of Japan announced that it planned to nominate him for promotion to replace Toshihiko Fukui as governor.http://www3.nhk.or.jp/knews/news/2008/03/07/t20080307000095.html Fukui's term was to expire on March 19. His nomination was rejected.
Since January 2014, Mutō has served as the Director General/CEO of the Tokyo Organising Committee for the 2020 Summer Olympics.2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会組織委員会を設立！ 日本オリンピック委員会ニュース 2014年1月27日閲覧
In August 2021, Muto received a Silver Olympic Order.IOC、菅首相と小池知事に五輪功労章 コロナ禍で「例外的」に金章 ASAHI.COM August 9, 2021Hashimoto, Suga, Koike to Receive IOC's Olympic Order in Gold JIJI.COM August 8, 2021
Sources This article incorporates material from 武藤敏郎 (Mutō Toshirō) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on March 7, 2008.
References
日銀総裁に武藤副総裁を提示 NHK News retrieved March 7, 2008