BOJ chief hospitalized, to miss policy meeting next week

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.Ueda will present his views to the meeting in writing but will not exercise his voting rights, according to the BOJ.The governor is expected to be in hospital for about two weeks and attend the BOJ's two-day policy meeting fr…READ FULL ARTICLE