Major Field of Study Subject Subject in Charge Reading English Economic Literature Readings of English Economic Literature B Tokuya Okamoto The central bank is a very important financial institution in the national banking system. It manages the national micro economy through various monetary policies. In Japan, our central bank is the 'Bank of Japan' (NIHON�@GINKO). The central bank of the United States of America is called the 'Federal Reserve Board' (FRB). We will read papers on the FRB.