Main events scheduled for Dec. 12-18

Main events scheduled in Japan for Dec. 12-18: Dec. 12 (Mon) -- Survey on business outlook for October-December period to be released by Finance Ministry. -- The kanji, or Chinese character, that best describes this year's social mood in Japan to be selected. Dec. 13 (Tues) -- No major events. Dec. 14 (Wed) -- Bank of Japan to release quarterly Tankan business sentiment survey. -- Machinery orders for October to be released by Cabinet Office. -- Supreme Court's Grand Bench to hold appeal hearing on suit filed by two groups of lawyers seeking to invalidate October 2021 lower house election due ...