Main events scheduled in Japan for Jan. 20-26:

JAN. 20 (MON)

-- Japan's parliament to convene for 150-day regular session.

-- Bank of Japan to hold 2-day monetary policy meeting.

JAN. 21 (TUES)

-- Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to hold press conference.

JAN. 22 (WED)

-- Cabinet Office to release monthly economic report for January.

-- Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines to begin joint drill that will run through Feb. 8 in Hokkaido.

JAN. 23 (THURS)

-- Finance Ministry to release customs-cleared trade statistics for December, whole of 2019.

-- Tokyo High Court to rule on appeal by residents near U.S. Yokota Air Base seeking to stop nighttime and early morning flights.

JAN. 24 (FRI)

-- 6 months before opening of Tokyo Olympic Games.

-- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to release nationwide consumer price index for December.

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

JAN. 25 (SAT)

-- Memorial event for Tetsu Nakamura, doctor and aid worker murdered in Afghanistan in December, to take place in Fukuoka.

JAN. 26 (SUN)

-- No major events.

==Kyodo

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