Main events scheduled in Japan for Nov. 28-Dec. 4:
Nov. 28 (Mon)
-- Prince Hitachi, uncle of Emperor Naruhito, to turn 87.
Nov. 29 (Tues)
-- Unemployment rate for October to be released by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
-- Ratio of job offers to job seekers for October to be released by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Nov. 30 (Wed)
-- Crown Prince Fumihito to turn 57.
-- Preliminary industrial production index for October to be released by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
-- Tokyo District Court to hand down ruling in damages lawsuit filed by eight plaintiffs over government ban on same-sex marriage.
Dec. 1 (Thurs)
-- Government request that households and companies conserve electricity this winter goes into effect.
-- Statistics showing corporate financial results by industry for July-September period to be released by Finance Ministry.
-- Results of consumer confidence survey for November to be released by Cabinet Office.
-- Japan's top buzzwords of 2022 to be announced.
-- Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, to turn 21.
Dec. 2 (Fri)
-- No major events.
Dec. 3 (Sat)
-- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to attend government-run World Assembly for Women in Tokyo.
Dec. 4 (Sun)
-- 3rd anniversary of fatal shooting of Japanese doctor and aid group leader Tetsu Nakamura in Afghanistan.
