Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Since our decision in March, our position has been to let the market determine the direction of long-term interest rates.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Bank of Japan will not start reducing its large-scale ETF holdings anytime soon.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: Various factors will affect foreign exchange trends, including speculation on domestic and foreign monetary policy trends.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Bank of Japan will work closely with the government and continue to closely monitor foreign exchange fluctuations and their impact on the economy and prices.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We will closely monitor the impact of foreign exchange on inflation and the economy.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The Bank of Japan does not directly target foreign exchange when guiding monetary policy. What is important is that the foreign exchange rate stably reflects the fundamentals.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Refuse to comment on short-term foreign exchange fluctuations. Foreign exchange is an important factor affecting inflation and the economy.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: No comment on whether the recent fluctuations in the USD/JPY exchange rate are excessive.

Market news: Japanese space startup Astroscale plans to go public in June.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi: I hope the Bank of Japan will implement appropriate policies to achieve its price target.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi: Specific monetary policy should be decided by the Bank of Japan.

U.S. Central Command: Troops successfully intercepted and destroyed an anti-ship missile in the area controlled by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen on April 4.

[Russia claims to have launched multiple offensives, Ukraine claims to have struck Russian air defense facilities] The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 4th local time that in the past day, the Russian army repelled multiple Ukrainian attacks in multiple directions and launched multiple offensives, destroying Ukrainian tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery and other equipment. The Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter and 196 drones, and intercepted 18 US-made "HIMARS" rockets. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a war report on the same day, saying that in the past 24 hours, 57 battles took place in the front-line areas, and the Ukrainian army repelled 48 attacks from five directions of the Russian army, and launched strikes against multiple Russian personnel and equipment concentration areas, radar stations, air defense facilities, electronic warfare platforms and other targets, destroying two Russian artillery pieces.

According to the AXIOS website: The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is expected to travel to Cairo, Egypt this weekend to hold hostage negotiations with the Prime Minister of Qatar.

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Takeshi Saito: Japan will strengthen its industrial export ban on Russia.