DIARY-Japan-Dec 24 -BOJ minutes, Aiful to meet creditors

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Thursday, Dec. 24

ECONOMY/POLITICS/MARKETS

2350* -- Bank of Japan releases minutes of its policy meeting
on Nov. 19-20 [JPINTR=ECI]

2350* -- Business Sentiment Index survey for Q4
[JP/CONF1] ECONJP

0300 -- Weekly petroleum oil stocks data

0515 -- Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa delivers
speech at event hosted by the Japan Business Federation.

COMPANIES

-- Aiful Corp (8515.T) to meet creditors to try and finalise
debt rescheduling agreement

0430 -- Daihatsu Motor Co (7262.T) launches new Tanto Exe
minicar

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Friday, Dec. 25

ECONOMY/POLITICS/MARKETS

2330* -- Nationwide consumer price index for November, Tokyo
CPI for December [JPCPI=ECI] [JPCPIT=ECI] [JPJOBA=ECI]

2330* -- November household spending [JPALLS=ECI]

2330* -- November jobless rate and job offers-applicants
ratio [JPJOBA=ECI] [JPUNR=ECI]

2350* -- Corporate services price index for November

0500 -- November housing starts and construction orders
[JPHST=ECI]

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Monday, Dec. 28

ECONOMY/POLITICS/MARKETS

2350* -- Industrial output for November [JPIP1=ECI] ECONJP

2350* -- Retail sales for November [JPRSLS=ECI]

0130* -- November wage earners' cash earnings data
[JPOVRT=ECI]

0430 -- November oil sales figures

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Tuesday, Dec. 29

No major events scheduled

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Wednesday, Dec. 30

No major events scheduled

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Thursday, Dec. 31

-- Tokyo and stock bond markets closed for Year-end Holiday

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Friday, Jan. 1

-- Tokyo and stock bond markets closed for New Year Holiday

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