Main events scheduled in Japan for May:

In May

-- Monthly Economic Report for May to be released by Cabinet Office.

-- Princess Kako, niece of Emperor Naruhito, to travel to Greece.

May 1 (Wed)

-- 5th enthronement anniversary of Japanese Emperor Naruhito.

-- Auto sales for April to be released by Japan Automobile Dealers Association.

May 2 (Thurs)

-- Bank of Japan to release minutes of March 18-19 Policy Board meeting.

-- Survey on consumer trends for April to be released by Cabinet Office.

May 3 (Fri)

-- Constitution Day, national holiday.

May 4 (Sat)

-- Greenery Day, national holiday.

May 5 (Sun)

-- Children's Day, national holiday.

May 6 (Mon)

-- No major events.

May 7 (Tues)

-- No major events.

May 8 (Wed)

-- Auto sales by model for April to be released by Japan Automobile Dealers Association.

May 9 (Thurs)

-- Official campaigning to start for Shizuoka gubernatorial election.

--Summary of opinions from April 25-26 monetary policy meeting to be released by Bank of Japan.

-- Preliminary composite indexes of economic indicators for March to be released by Cabinet Office.

May 10 (Fri)

-- Monthly "economy watchers" survey for April to be released by Cabinet Office.

-- Preliminary balance of payments statistics for March to be released by Finance Ministry.

May 11 (Sat)

-- No major events.

May 12 (Sun)

-- No major events.

May 13 (Mon)

-- No major events.

May 14 (Tues)

-- Corporate goods price index for April to be released by Bank of Japan.

May 15 (Wed)

-- Number of foreign visitors to Japan in April to be released by Japan National Tourism Organization.

-- 52nd anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japanese sovereignty from U.S. occupation.

May 16 (Thurs)

-- Preliminary data for January-March gross domestic product to be released by Cabinet Office.

May 17 (Fri)

-- No major events.

May 18 (Sat)

-- No major events.

May 19 (Sun)

-- No major events.

May 20 (Mon)

-- No major events.

May 21 (Tues)

-- No major events.

May 22 (Wed)

-- Machinery orders data for March to be released by Cabinet Office.

-- Preliminary customs-cleared trade statistics for April to be released by Finance Ministry.

May 23 (Thurs)

-- Report on monthly labor survey for March, fiscal 2023 to be released by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

May 24 (Fri)

-- Nationwide consumer price index for April to be released by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

May 25 (Sat)

-- No major events.

May 26 (Sun)

-- Shizuoka gubernatorial election to be held.

May 27 (Mon)

-- Shizuoka District Court to rule on damages suit filed against government by woman over forced sterilization surgery under now-defunct eugenic protection law.

May 28 (Tues)

-- No major events.

May 29 (Wed)

-- No major events.

May 30 (Thurs)

-- Fukuoka District Court to rule on damages suit filed against government by bereaved family over forced sterilization surgery under now-defunct eugenic protection law.

May 31 (Fri)

-- Unemployment rate for April to be released by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

-- Ratio of job offers to job seekers for April to be released by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

-- Preliminary industrial production index for April to be released by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

==Kyodo

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