Yayoi Tanaka (63) has been appointed as the new director of the Board of Audit. She hopes to conduct inspections that are useful for budget formulation.
She also wants to improve the quality of inspections by incorporating AI and other technologies. One of Director Tanaka's goals is to "try to have inspections contribute more to budget discussions" She also intends to strengthen public relations to the public through such efforts. She has been an inspector at the Board. of Audit since 2019, and was appointed director this month.