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Friday, Dec 19, 2025 Update At 18:00    USD/JPY 156,92  ↑+1.3957        EUR/JPY 183,81  ↑+1.4629        GBP/JPY 209,89  ↑+1.7113        USD/EUR 1,17  ↓-0.0011        USD/KRW 1.478,73  ↑+2.7347        JPY/SGD 0,01  ↓-0.0001        Germany: DAX 44,96  ↑+0.309        Spain: IBEX 35 38,58  ↑+0.77        France: CAC 40 46,47  ↑+0.54        Nasdaq, Inc. 94,71  ↑+1        SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 676,47  ↑+5.0699        Gold 4.326,98  ↑+1.9099        Bitcoin 88.065,89  ↑+2605.87        Ethereum 2.952,54  ↑+124.22        
Friday, Dec 19, 2025 Update At 18:00    USD/JPY 156,92  ↑+1.3957        EUR/JPY 183,81  ↑+1.4629        GBP/JPY 209,89  ↑+1.7113        USD/EUR 1,17  ↓-0.0011        USD/KRW 1.478,73  ↑+2.7347        JPY/SGD 0,01  ↓-0.0001        Germany: DAX 44,96  ↑+0.309        Spain: IBEX 35 38,58  ↑+0.77        France: CAC 40 46,47  ↑+0.54        Nasdaq, Inc. 94,71  ↑+1        SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 676,47  ↑+5.0699        Gold 4.326,98  ↑+1.9099        Bitcoin 88.065,89  ↑+2605.87        Ethereum 2.952,54  ↑+124.22        

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Minoru Yagi | President of Shizuoka Bank
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Kenta Tsukamoto | Representative Director, President & CEO of COMANY INC.
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Sugiyama Takahisa | Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer of Nippon Carbide
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Hyoung-June Kim | CEO of Viatron Technologies
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