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By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is expected on Tuesday to name academic Kazuo Ueda as its pick to become next central Bank Governor, a surprise choice that could heighten the chance of an end to its unpopular yield control policy. Ueda, a 71-year-old former Bank of Japan policy board member and an academic at Kyoritsu Women’s University, will succeed incumbent Haruhiko Kuroda, whose second, five-year term ends on April 8. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government is expected to present its nomination to both houses of parliament on Tuesday. The expect…

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