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Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Japan has not yet completely emerged from deflation.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Himimo Ryozo: Japan is experiencing inflation and consumer prices are rising. As for whether Japan has completely emerged from deflation, it is up to the government to decide.

The 30-year Japanese government bond yield rose 1.5 basis points to 3.390%.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: As the Prime Minister said before, preparing a supplementary budget is of course an option; the government is ready to take timely measures to deal with the economic impact of the Iran conflict.

According to Yonhap News Agency: A South Korean delegation will visit the United States for nuclear energy negotiations.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 89.30 points, or 1.00%, on March 6 (Friday), at 8851.00 points.

Market news: Japan's Toshiba restructures its debt and plans to relist in 2028.

Market news: A U.S. judge will hold a closed-door “settlement conference” on Trump’s tariff refund case on Friday to meet with relevant parties.

Government of India: All refineries operating in India should maximize the utilization of propane and butane fractions to produce liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and supply it to IOCL, HPCL and BPCL companies.

Republican U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzalez has withdrawn from his re-election campaign after admitting to having an affair with an aide.

Arab media reported that an explosion occurred at a US military base in Qatar.

The Indian Air Force confirmed that Squadron Leader Anui and Lieutenant Purvesh Dulagkar were unfortunately killed in the crash of a Su-30 fighter jet.

Indian mobile advertising company InMobi will promote AI shopping chatbots in Japan and the United States.

The 2-year JGB yield fell 1.0 basis points to 1.240%.

As of the end of February, Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves fell to US$151.9 billion.

US President Trump will meet with Defense Secretary Hegseth and Interior Minister Burgum at 14:30 ET on Friday.

According to NBC News: Trump said the United States is not currently considering deploying ground troops in Iran.

Cuba's interior ministry said its investigation into a foiled terrorist infiltration attempt was making progress, with authorities gathering new evidence and identifying more suspects believed to be hiding in the United States.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Michael: The Department of Defense is not currently engaged in any active negotiations with Anthropic.

Fitch: The overseas expansion of Japan's major banks will not bring immediate rating pressure.