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Fumitake Fujita, co-representative of the Japan Reform Association: The Takaichi Sanae government is a true conservative reform government.

Russian media: The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was not discussed during the talks between Russian President Putin and US President Trump, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rubio.

Russia's money supply fell by 0.2% in September, and the full-year growth rate slowed to 12.7%.

The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to reports that the meeting between Lavrov and Rubio was postponed: Matters that have not yet been agreed upon cannot be postponed.

Russian Foreign Ministry: Be prepared for the meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rubio.

France has raised its bird flu alert level to "high".

Switzerland's actual monthly import rate after seasonally adjustment in September was 1.9%, compared with the previous value of 0.60%.

Switzerland's actual monthly export rate after seasonally adjustment in September was 2.7%, compared with the previous value of 2.40%.

The UK's public sector net borrowing in September was 20.2 billion pounds, compared with the expected 20.8 billion pounds and the previous value of 17.7 billion pounds.

The shortfall in UK government balance in September was -10.862 billion pounds, with the previous value revised from 10.2 billion pounds to 10.201 billion pounds.

Swiss trade balance in September was 4.073 billion Swiss francs, the previous value was revised from 4.009 billion Swiss francs to 3.876 billion Swiss francs.

Shunichi Suzuki, Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan: Economic measures will be formulated as soon as possible.

Japan's 5-year government bond yield fell 2 basis points to 1.220%.

USD/JPY continued its gains and was last up 0.44% at 151.42.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed up 62.80 points, or 0.70%, on October 21 (Tuesday), at 9094.70 points.

Vietnam plans to ban fuel motorcycles in the city center from mid-2026. The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam sent a letter to the Vietnamese government stating that the ban may affect the employment of motorcycle dealers and suppliers.

Japan urges Vietnam to slow down its transition to electric vehicles, the Japanese embassy said.

Hong Kong auto stocks fluctuated and strengthened, with Xpeng Motors (09868.HK) rising by more than 5%, Leapmotor (09863.HK) rising by more than 4%, followed by NIO (09866.HK), Geely Automobile (00175.HK) and others.

Japan's 20-year government bond yield fell 0.5 basis points to 2.635%.

Japan's Topix gave up early gains.