[Japan's Prime Minister-to-be may support the Bank of Japan's policy normalization] Jinse Finance reported that former Bank of Japan policy committee member Kiuchi Takashige said that Shigeru Ishiba, who is about to become Japan's new Prime Minister, may support the Bank of Japan's efforts to gradually normalize monetary policy. Shigeru Ishiba said on local television on Sunday that Japan should maintain a loose monetary environment. Kiuchi Takashige believed that his remarks were "verbal intervention" aimed at calming the stock and foreign exchange markets, which had become turbulent due to speculation about the results of the ruling party leader election in Japan.