A farewell party was held in Tokyo for Ryutaro Komiya, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo who passed away in October last year at the age of 93, and who led post-war Japanese economics. Kazuo Ueda and other students regretted parting.
Professor Komiya, who has served as a professor at the University of Tokyo and Aoyama Gakuin University, has worked to clarify real-world problems based on the latest economic theory, and has also criticized conventional economic theories, causing numerous controversies. He was also called the "disruptor of conventional wisdom."
On the 14th, a farewell party was held in Tokyo, attended by many of the students who had received guidance during their university days.
Among them, Akio Mimura, former president of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said, ``The attitude of asking why during discussions, even if you are a minority, even if you are in the minority, even if you think it is common sense, the attitude of questioning is the seminar. He made a huge impact on my life," he said.
Masaaki Shirakawa, former governor of the Bank of Japan, said, "When I became responsible for the conduct of monetary policy at the Bank of Japan, whenever I made a difficult decision, I was encouraged by my teacher by remembering his attitude." I felt like I was in the middle of the day, and I was able to get the courage I needed for my work," he said.
Afterwards, a wreath was laid, and the new governor of the Bank of Japan, Mr. Ueda, attended the ceremony and said goodbye.
Hiroshi Nakaso, former vice president of the Bank of Japan, said, "My teacher always told me to think about things from multiple perspectives, honestly, and comprehensively. I had a lot of things to do, but the teacher's teaching was useful in listening to everyone's opinions and putting them together."