Bank of Japan Governor Ueda discharged from hospital

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FILE PHOTO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference after a BOJ policy meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, ‌June 19 (Reuters) - 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.

(Reporting ⁠by Leika ​Kihara; Editing by ​Jacqueline Wong)

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