Main events scheduled in Japan for Oct. 31 - Nov. 6:
Oct. 31 (Mon)
-- Preliminary industrial production index for September to be released by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Nov. 1 (Tues)
-- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to arrive for three-day visit.
-- Toyota Motor Corp. to release April-September earnings.
-- Tokyo metropolitan government to launch partnership system to recognize sexual minority couples.
-- Sendai High Court to hand down ruling on vote value disparity in upper house election in July.
-- Theme park featuring characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli's hit animations to open in Aichi Prefecture.
Nov. 2 (Wed)
-- Minutes of Sept. 21-22 Policy Board meeting to be released by Bank of Japan.
-- Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch to hand down ruling on vote value disparity in upper house election in July.
Nov. 3 (Thurs)
-- Culture Day national holiday.
-- Official campaigning to start for Ehime gubernatorial election.
-- Japan's Order of Culture to be awarded at Imperial Palace.
Nov. 4 (Fri)
-- Fukuoka High Court's Miyazaki branch to hand down ruling on vote value disparity in upper house election in July.
Nov. 5 (Sat)
-- No major events.
Nov. 6 (Sun)
-- Official campaigning to start for Fukuoka mayoral election.
