There's no specific details on what the visit will comprise of and why he is set to spend almost a week in the US, with the BOJ policy meeting looming just around the corner. It is also being reported that BOJ deputy governor Himino is set to meet with finance officials in Washington.
This is all certainly interesting with Ueda perhaps wanting to get a better feel of how things are developing in the US. That especially as the motivations for a BOJ rate hike are now challenged strongly by Sanae Takaichi's win at the LDP leadership election, even if she is not yet officially appointed as prime minister.
