1. People in Iran attended a concert in the capital, Tehran, on Thursday to mark the state-designated “National Persian Gulf Day.”
2. The yen strengthened to the 155 level against the dollar again on Friday in Tokyo. This comes after sources told NHK that Japanese authorities intervened in the currency market on Thursday to prop up the yen. The currency strengthened sharply soon after.
3. Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has arrived in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi for her five-day tour of the country and Australia. The tour is aimed at securing stable supplies of energy and critical materials.