Main events scheduled in Japan for Nov. 21-27:
Nov. 21 (Mon)
-- Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura to hold press conference.
Nov. 22 (Tues)
-- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to discuss whether to approve Shionogi & Co.'s oral COVID-19 drug.
Nov. 23 (Wed)
-- Labor Thanksgiving Day national holiday.
Nov. 24 (Thurs)
-- Monthly economic report for November to be released by Cabinet Office.
-- Nationwide department store sales data for October to be released by Japan Department Stores Association.
Nov. 25 (Fri)
-- Sendai High Court to hand down ruling in damages lawsuit filed by about 140 plaintiffs against Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
-- Osaka District Court to hand down ruling in damages lawsuit filed by wife of former Finance Ministry official over his death in relation to document tampering.
Nov. 26 (Sat)
-- Inui Street on Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo opens to public for the first time in three years for the autumn foliage season.
Nov. 27 (Sun)
-- Wakayama gubernatorial election to be held.
