Japan's upper house has approved the appointment of Kazuo Ueda as next Bank of Japan governor.

Key notes  

• Ueda confirmed as next bank of japan governor after approval by both houses of parliament.
• Japan upper house approves appointment of Shinichi Uchida as next BoJ deputy governor.
• Japan upper house approves appointment of Ryozo Himino as next BoJ deputy governor.
• Chief cabinet sec Matsuno: need to discuss joint statement with BoJ with new governor/
• Japanese finmin Suzuki: Expect BoJ to continue appropriate monetary policy