Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi: Further strengthen relations between Japan, Britain and the new government.

National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Beryl re-strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula.

According to Sky News: British Labour Party leader Starmer arrived at the counting station and he will soon find out whether he has retained his seat in his constituency.

Market news: The "Reform UK" party won its first seat in the UK general election.

Rice prices in the Philippines rose 22.5% year-on-year in June.

The Conservative Party has retained the seats of Rayleigh and Wickford in the first round of elections.

The Nikkei 225 and Topix both fell as the yen strengthened.

The Liberal Democrats won their first seats in the UK election that were previously held by the Conservatives.

Candidate for Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of the Republic of Korea: Household debt is within the normal range.

The chairman of the Financial Services Commission of the Republic of Korea believes that there are risks in the Korean financial system.

The Nikkei 225 index turned negative to 40,904.77 points.

The 10-year Japanese government bond yield fell 0.5 basis points to 1.075%.

Japanese government official: Rising food prices also depressed spending.

Japanese government official: The depreciation of the yen depressed overseas group tour spending in May.

Market news: Samsung will sign a smart energy storage system (ESS) battery supply agreement with Nextera Energy.

The Disney heir said he would stop donating to the Democratic Party until US President Biden drops out of the race.

UK general election: Labour wins Houghton and Sunderland South in first round of election results, with Reform Party second.

[Air defense sirens sounded in Kiev, Ukraine] On July 4, local time, air defense sirens sounded in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.