Bank of Japan Governor Ueda discharged from hospital

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has been discharged from hospital and will return to work on Tuesday, continuing treatment for an infected liver cyst.

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda discharged from hospital
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Bank ​of Japan Governor Kazuo ‌Ueda was discharged from hospital on Friday, the central bank said.

Ueda ‌will come into the ‌office to work from Tuesday and continue treatment for about ⁠two ​weeks, ⁠the BOJ said in a statement. The ⁠74-year-old governor had been in ​hospital for about two weeks getting ⁠treatment for an infected ⁠liver ​cyst. He missed the BOJ's policy meeting on ⁠Tuesday, when the central bank raised ⁠interest ⁠rates to a 31-year high.

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