BOJ chief hospitalized, to miss policy meeting next week

TOKYO - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection and will miss a monetary policy meeting next week, the central bank said Wednesday.

BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino will chair the two-day meeting beginning Monday, while the other deputy governor, Shinichi Uchida, will hold the post-meeting press conference, the bank said.