A number of important events are to take place next week, and some of them may rattle the stock market.
The Bank of Japan Policy Board will meet Monday, capping speculation over where monetary policy is headed.
A proposed debt disposal scheme for the ailing department store chain Sogo Co., mainly at taxpayers' expense, will come up for intense debate in a Lower House Finance Committee session early next week.
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