Two Bank of Japan veterans lead the field to replace Governor Haruhiko Kuroda next spring in a change of leadership at the central bank that risks upsetting global financial markets and spawning a renewed surge of speculation over possible policy change. Most BOJ watchers surveyed by Bloomberg see current Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya or his predecessor Hiroshi Nakaso as the most likely successors among a large group of possible contenders that includes former officials from the finance ministry and Japan’s securities watchdog. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will decide on his pick in the coming months in what will ... (full story)