Main events scheduled in Japan for Dec. 20-26:
Dec. 20 (MON)
-- No major events.
Dec. 21 (TUES)
-- Extraordinary parliament session to close.
-- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to launch H2A rocket carrying communication satellite of Britain's Inmarsat from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Dec. 22 (WED)
-- Bank of Japan to release minutes of Oct. 27-28 Policy Board meeting.
Dec. 23 (THURS)
-- Former Emperor Akihito to turn 88.
Dec. 24 (FRI)
-- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to release nationwide consumer price index for November.
Dec. 25 (SAT)
-- No major events.
Dec. 26 (SUN)
-- No major events.
