Tadashi Sasaki (佐々木 直, Sasaki Tadashi, 5 May 1907 – 7 July 1988) was a Japanese central banker, and 22nd Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).

[3] During Sasaki's tenure, BOJ became a shareholder of the Bank for International Settlements BIS); however, in 1970, the head of the Japanese central bank was not invited to become a member of the BIS Board of Directors.

[4] In 1972 Japan experienced an unexpectedly high rate of economic growth.

However, the country began to increase its focus on social welfare and quality of life, which marked a significant change from Japan's policy of "economic growth first" in the years since the end of World War II.

Inflationary pressures occurred as a result of these measures, which Sasaki countered by forecasting tighter monetary policy in early 1973.