Japan's 2-year government bond yield rose to 1.215%.

Japan's 5-year government bond yield rose to 1.690%.

Japan's opposition party alliance, the Middle Road Reform Alliance, will allow nuclear power plants to restart if they have obtained the consent of local communities and have formulated effective evacuation plans; at the same time, the goal is to promote a gradual shift in society away from reliance on nuclear energy in the future.

Japan's opposition party alliance, the Middle Road Reform Alliance: will promote targeted investment in disaster relief and infrastructure. Eliminate consumption tax on food sales through revenue generated by setting up Japan's sovereign wealth fund.

Japan's opposition party alliance, the Middle Road Reform Alliance, stated in its basic policy stance statement that it will work to correct the excessive depreciation of the yen and reduce the prices of daily necessities including food and fuel.

Bank of Japan December quarter survey: 86.0% of Japanese households expect prices to rise in one year, compared with 88.0% in the previous survey. 83.0% of Japanese households expect prices to rise in five years, higher than the 84.8% in the previous survey. Japanese households expect inflation to rise by an average of 11.6% a year from now, with a median of 10.0%. Japanese households expect inflation to rise by an average of 9.8% in five years' time, with a median of 5.0%.