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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: The U.S.-Japan alliance and friendship are built on deep trust and close and solid cooperation.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: The potential of our alliance is unlimited.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: I sincerely thank U.S. President Trump for his heart-warming words.

The 5-year Japanese government bond yield rose 4.0 basis points to 1.725%. The 20-year Japanese government bond yield rose 1.5 basis points to 3.145%.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: We will continue to maintain dialogue with the market.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: We are paying close attention to foreign exchange trends with a high sense of urgency.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Concerned about the unilateral and rapid fluctuations in the foreign exchange market

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: The yen’s recent fluctuations have been rapid and one-way.

Insurance stocks in the Hong Kong stock market fluctuated and rose. China Life (02628.HK), Ping An of China (02318.HK), China Pacific Insurance (02601.HK), and China Taiping (00966.HK) all rose by more than 4%. China Property & Casualty Insurance (02328.HK) and People's Insurance Company of China (01339.HK) followed suit.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Will not comment on foreign exchange levels.

Hong Kong real estate stocks fluctuated and strengthened. Sunac China (01918.HK) rose more than 9%, Logan Group (03380.HK) and CIFI Holdings Group (00884.HK) both rose 7%, and R&F Properties (027 77.HK), Longfor Group (00960.HK), Greentown China (03900.HK), Zhongliang Holdings (02772.HK) rose more than 5%, and Country Garden (02007.HK) rose 3%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index rose 2%.

Hong Kong semiconductor stocks continued to strengthen. GigaDevice (03986.HK) rose by more than 9.5%, Innosec (02577.HK) rose by more than 6%, Huahong Semiconductor (01347.HK) rose by nearly 5%, and Nanocore (02676.HK) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (00981.HK) rose by more than 3%.

New energy materials stocks in Hong Kong stocks rose strongly. Junda Technology (02865.HK) rose by more than 13%, GCL Technology (03800.HK) rose by more than 9%, Flat Glass (06865.HK) rose by more than 6%, and Yihuatong (02402.HK), Xinte Energy (01799.HK), Xinyi Solar (00968.HK) and other stocks rose by more than 4%.

The 30-year Japanese government bond yield fell 0.5 basis points to 3.545%, giving up its previous gains.

The two-year Japanese government bond yield rose to 1.3%, the highest level since 1996.

Hong Kong optical communications stocks fluctuated and rose. YOFC Optical Fiber and Cable (06869.HK) and Convergence Technology (01729.HK) rose by more than 5%, Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) rose by more than 4.5%, and Cambridge Technology (06166.HK) followed suit.

The two-year Japanese government bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 1.300%.

Japan's five-year government bond yield rose 3 basis points to 1.715%.

Japan's two-year government bond yield rose 1.5 basis points to 1.29%.