Main events scheduled in Japan for Friday, July 31:

-- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to release unemployment rate for June at 8:30 a.m.

-- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to release ratio of job offers to job seekers for June at 8:30 a.m.

-- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to release industrial output for June at 8:50 a.m.

-- Toshiba Corp. to hold general shareholders' meeting at 10 a.m.

-- Cabinet Office to release survey on consumer trends for July at 2 p.m.

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