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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: TSMC's (TSM.N) Kumamoto chip factory has a huge economic impact and hopes to establish a win-win partnership with TSMC.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: 3-nanometer chips used in autonomous vehicles and robotics are of great significance to economic security.

Wei Zhejia, chairman and president of TSMC (TSM.N): We are discussing further cooperation with Japanese customers.

Nippon Electric Power Co.: Will cooperate with Amazon (AMZN.O) to promote digital innovation and future energy solutions.

TSMC (TSM.N) Chairman and President Wei Zhejia: Will produce 3-nanometer chips at its Kumamoto plant in Japan.

Hong Kong chip stocks have been falling for days. Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) fell more than 5%, and stocks such as ASMPT (00522.HK), GigaDevice (03986.HK), Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (00981.HK), Biren Technology (06082.HK), Shanghai Fudan (01385.HK) followed suit.

The 40-year Japanese government bond yield fell 1 basis point to 3.930%.

U.S. State Department: The United States has signed 11 new bilateral frameworks or memorandums of understanding on critical minerals with many countries.

The 30-year Japanese government bond yield fell 2 basis points to 3.615%. The 20-year JGB yield was flat at 3.18%.

The 2-year Japanese government bond yield rose 0.5 basis points to 1.275%.

The Japanese government said TSMC (TSM.N) CEO Wei Zhejia will visit the office of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at 02:00 GMT.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, at 9:24 local time on February 5, an earthquake occurred in the northeastern part of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, with a magnitude of 4.4.

Australia's December imports monthly rate was -0.8%, compared with the previous value of 0.20%.

Australia's exports in December were at a monthly rate of 1%, down from -2.90% in the previous month.

Australia's trade balance in goods and services in December was A$3.373 billion, compared with A$3.25 billion expected and the previous value of A$2.936 billion.

Japanese government bonds were lower, with the 5-year yield rising 1 basis point to 1.685% and the 10-year yield rising 1 basis point to 2.255%.

Japan's Topix stock index rose to a record high, with Panasonic's share price rising 10%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 0.17% on February 5 (Thursday) to 8912.40 points.

Federal Reserve Governor Cook: Financial stability still requires close attention, including in the commercial real estate sector.

Fed Governor Cook: Now is the appropriate time to stand still and observe the development of the situation.