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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