Main events scheduled in Japan for July 1-7:

July 1 (Mon)

-- June Tankan business sentiment survey to be released by Bank of Japan.

-- Consumer sentiment data for June to be released by Cabinet Office.

-- New motor vehicle sales figure for June, first half to be released by Japan Automobile Dealers Association.

-- Average land price in Japan for 2024 to be released by National Tax Agency.

-- Mt. Fuji to open on Yamanashi Prefecture side for 2024 climbing season, begin charging entry fees.

-- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to launch H3 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.

-- Six months since Noto Peninsula earthquake.

July 2 (Tues)

-- No major events.

July 3 (Wed)

-- New 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yen banknotes to be issued by Bank of Japan.

-- Supreme Court Grand Bench to hand down ruling on five damages lawsuits filed against government by people with disabilities over forced sterilization surgery under now-defunct eugenics protection law.

July 4 (Thurs)

-- New motor vehicle sales data by model for June, first half to be released by Japan Automobile Dealers Association.

-- Shizuoka District Court to hand down ruling on former kindergarten principal, former class head charged with professional negligence resulting in 3-year-old girl's death from heatstroke after being left in school bus in September 2022.

July 5 (Fri)

-- Composite indexes of economic indicators for May to be released by Cabinet Office.

-- Average household spending data for May to be released by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

-- Corporate bankruptcies for June, first half of 2024 to be released by credit research agency Tokyo Shoko Research.

July 6 (Sat)

-- No major events.

July 7 (Sun)

-- Gubernatorial elections to be held in Tokyo, Kagoshima Prefecture.

==Kyodo

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