Kuroda: Japan Doesn’t Need Central Bank Digital Currency Now Kuroda: Japan Doesn’t Need Central Bank Digital Currency NowBy Toru Fujioka(Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda says that there is no demand in Japan now for the central bank to issue a digital currency, according to the text of a speech released by the central bank.Rising amount of cash outstanding shows the lack of demandBOJ needs to study the potential impact of central bank-issued digital currencies on financial intermediation