日本內閣官房長官木原稔：政府與日本央行在經濟和金融趨勢方面保持密切溝通，並將繼續如此。

The prosecutor’s office in Brest said on the 3rd that the captain of a Russian oil tanker intercepted earlier by the French navy has been held since the 2nd. The maritime gendarmerie carried out the detention. The Russian national is accused of commanding a vessel not flying a flag and refusing to cooperate with law enforcement at sea; he faces up to one year in prison and a €150,000 fine, and the vessel may be seized. The shipowner’s identity is still being verified.

日本內閣官房長官木原稔：具體貨幣政策手段由日本央行決定。