According to TASS: The Russian ambassador to South Korea said that attempts to blackmail and threaten Russia are unacceptable.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We need to pay attention to the impact of foreign exchange on prices and growth.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The uncertainty facing Japanese prices remains high.

Shinichi Uchida, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan: The Bank of Japan will decide on the specific details of the bond reduction plan, and the reduction in the scale of bond purchases may be quite large.

Shinichi Uchida, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan: If economic and price trends are in line with our forecasts, the Bank of Japan will adjust the degree of monetary easing.

The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea held a telephone conversation on Friday.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban: Hungary will let "speculators" pay for European fines.

The UK budget deficit excluding banking groups was £15 billion in May.

Ukrainian Interior Minister: Ukraine is negotiating with EU colleagues on the possibility of repatriating people who illegally cross the border.

Japan Meteorological Agency: At around 14:23 local time that day, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred in the sea near Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The maximum tremor was 3 and the focal depth was 50 kilometers.

World Bank approves $535 million in aid for Pakistan flood victims.

According to Yonhap News Agency: South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest against the North Korea-Russia treaty.

According to RIA Novosti, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian air defense systems shot down 70 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and Crimea.

Polish policymaker Maslowska: EU member states do not rule out rate cuts or hikes.

Russian air defenses successfully repelled a drone attack on Sevastopol in Crimea, the local governor said.

Toyota will restart three production lines on Friday and another three on Monday after experiencing parts shortages.

The Philippine stock index fell 1% to 6,278.25 points.

According to NHK: The Japanese government is finally ready to take additional measures to ease the burden of high electricity and gas prices.

According to Kyodo News: Japan will start negotiations on wage increases from June 25th.