that was nabuko kobayashi of ey talking as to how the golden week spiering on the japanese economy, and on our website as always. on the japanese economy and other economies, visual. for now, thanks forjoining us from all around the world and in the uk. you're watching bbc news. good evening. the polls are closed, and our politicians may be getting nervous waiting for the verdict of millions of you who have been voting today in this year's council elections. power's up for grabs, and reputations are on the line. rishi sunak became prime minister in the autumn after the turmoil that brought down borisjohnson and saw off liz truss. but in a year, mr sunak might be fighting a general election. what will the public say about him and his party tonight? sir keir starmer spent this morning bashing the phones and reminding people to vote. he's been miles ahead in the opinion polls — but now real ballots have been cast, can he rely on the same support?