According to the Financial Times: The World Bank will announce the "suspension clause" for the affected countries. The World Bank will allow disaster-stricken countries to suspend loan repayments.

Market news: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi artificial intelligence company G42 are in preliminary discussions on the listing of their joint venture technology company AIQ.

Shares of Japanese oil company Cosmo Energy erased earlier gains and fell as much as 2 percent after shareholders voted in favor of the "poison pill".

The benchmark Philippine stock index is down 10 percent from its Jan. 18 high.

USGS: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 268 kilometers south-southwest of OHONUA, Tonga.

Market news: U.S. cryptocurrency firm Ripple has received in-principle regulatory approval in Singapore.

Bank of Japan deliberation member Noguchi Asahi: The economic impact of any yield curve control (YCC) adjustment needs to be considered.

Bank of Japan review member Asahi Noguchi: Strengthening wage momentum through easing is crucial.

Bank of Japan review member Noguchi Asahi: Service prices in Japan are rising, but the impact of wage pressure is not too great.

Asahi Noguchi, a review member of the Bank of Japan: When the Bank of Japan sets the allowable range of the 10-year yield target, it must weigh the effect of economic stimulus and the function of the market.

Bank of Japan review member Noguchi Asahi: The spring wage negotiations have achieved good results.

Asahi Noguchi, a review member of the Bank of Japan: Overall, the shape of the yield curve is now smooth.

Bank of Japan review member Asahi Noguchi: The Bank of Japan has shown a strong commitment to continuing to ease policy.

Brent crude oil stood at US$77/barrel, up 0.13% on the day.

From Japan to June 16, foreign capital bought Japanese bonds -634.8 billion yen, the previous value was 186.4 billion yen.

Japan bought 1,056.2 billion yen in foreign bonds in the week ended June 16, up from 14.7 billion yen in the previous period.

Market news: Renault plans to build an electric car factory in South Korea.

According to a Reuters corporate survey: 44% of Japanese companies have not yet determined their stance on relations with activist investors.

According to a Reuters corporate survey: 74% of Japanese companies said that the business environment in the next three months will be "not so good" to "bad".