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Economic news(2023/08/30)


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October electricity and gas prices will rise at all 10 major electric power companies and 4 gas companies

2023-08-30 21:36:00
The 10 major electric power companies have announced that electricity rates billed in October will rise at all 10 companies due to government subsidies being cut in half.

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Nomura Securities and Toho Bank form a business alliance in the retail securities business

2023-08-30 19:29:00
Amid growing interest in future asset building, Nomura Securities, the largest securities company, and Toho Bank, a regional bank in Fukushima Prefecture, have announced a business alliance in the securities business for individuals, including the sale of investment trusts.

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Administrative guidance given to Yahoo for providing user information to Korean companies without sufficiently disseminating information

2023-08-30 19:24:00
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is demanding that Yahoo implement thorough safety management, accusing Yahoo of providing location information obtained from users' smartphones and other devices to other companies without sufficiently informing the public of the development of its search service. I provided guidance.

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Gasoline prices hit record high, Prime Minister says, “Subsidy expansion will bring it to around 175 yen”

2023-08-30 19:09:00
The national average retail price of regular gasoline as of the 28th was 185.6 yen per liter, the highest price since 1990, when the survey was conducted using the current method. Prime Minister Kishida has announced a policy to expand subsidies to keep the retail price of gasoline at around 175 yen per liter, regarding measures to reduce the burden on fuel prices, which will be until the end of September.

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yen exchange rate small price movement

2023-08-30 18:53:00
On August 30th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market and the yen exchange rate showed slight price movements.

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Sogo and Seibu union decides to go on strike at Seibu Ikebukuro main store on the 31st

2023-08-30 18:25:00
Labor unions have decided to go on strike on August 31, 2020, after protesting the sale of major department stores Sogo and Seibu over concerns about employment. The entire Seibu Ikebukuro main store will be closed, and major department stores will go on strike for the first time in about 60 years.

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Sogo and Seibu union decides to go on strike at Seibu Ikebukuro main store on the 31st

2023-08-30 17:36:00
Labor unions have decided to go on strike on August 31, 2020, after protesting the sale of major department stores Sogo and Seibu over concerns about employment. The entire Seibu Ikebukuro main store will be closed, and major department stores will go on strike for the first time in about 60 years.

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Stock prices rise Buy orders for semiconductor-related stocks

2023-08-30 17:31:00
Stock prices rose on the Tokyo stock market on the 30th.

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Toyota to resume operations at 14 domestic factories by tonight, investigation into cause continues

2023-08-30 17:21:00
Toyota Motor Corporation announced on the 29th that all 14 factories in Japan, including group companies that had suspended operations due to a system failure, will resume operations by the evening of the 30th. The number of affected units is expected to be on the scale of 10,000, and the company is investigating the cause.

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Gasoline retail price hits new record high at 185.6 yen per liter

2023-08-30 16:45:00
The national average retail price of regular gasoline as of the 28th was 185.6 yen per liter, the highest price since 1990, when the survey was conducted using the current method.

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Decrease in China Automobile sales in July What is the presence of Japanese EVs

2023-08-30 16:27:00
The number of vehicles sold by major domestic automakers in July decreased significantly in China. The spread of EVs (electric vehicles) is progressing rapidly, and the issue is how Japanese manufacturers can show their presence.

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Gasoline retail price hits new high of 185.6 yen per liter

2023-08-30 15:11:00
The national average retail price of regular gasoline as of the 28th was 185.6 yen per liter, the highest price since 1990, when the survey was conducted using the current method.

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Direct communication between KDDI smartphones and SpaceX satellites Covering mountain areas

2023-08-30 15:09:00
SpaceX, an American space development company, has announced plans to start a communication service that directly connects smartphones and satellites next year, in collaboration with KDDI. It is said that it can cover out-of-range areas such as mountainous areas where it is difficult to install base stations.

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Sogo/Seibu labor union decided to go on strike at Seibu Ikebukuro main store on the 31st

2023-08-30 15:03:00
Labor unions have decided to go on strike on August 31, 2020, after protesting the sale of major department stores Sogo and Seibu over concerns about employment. The entire Seibu Ikebukuro main store will be closed, and major department stores will go on strike for the first time in about 60 years.

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Gasoline retail price new highest price 185.6 yen per liter

2023-08-30 14:02:00
According to the Petroleum Information Center, which is commissioned by the government to research gasoline prices, the national average retail price of regular gasoline was 185.6 yen per liter as of the 28th. This is the highest value since 2017.

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Domestic gold retail price hits new high, rising to 10,050 yen per gram

2023-08-30 14:02:00
Domestic retail gold prices hit a new high on the 30th, hitting 10,050 yen per gram. Amid growing uncertainty about the future of the world economy, there is a growing movement to shift assets to gold, which is considered relatively safe, but the depreciation of the yen is also a factor pushing up gold prices. It becomes.

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Sogo/Seibu labor union decided to go on strike at Seibu Ikebukuro main store on the 31st

2023-08-30 13:42:00
Labor unions have decided to go on strike on August 31, 2020, after protesting the sale of major department stores Sogo and Seibu over concerns about employment. The entire Seibu Ikebukuro main store will be closed, and major department stores will go on strike for the first time in about 60 years.

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Sogo/Seibu labor union decided to go on strike at Seibu Ikebukuro main store on the 31st

2023-08-30 12:34:00
Labor unions have decided to go on strike on August 31, 2020, after protesting the sale of major department stores Sogo and Seibu over concerns about employment. The entire Seibu Ikebukuro main store will be closed, and major department stores will go on strike for the first time in about 60 years.

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Stock prices rise Buy orders for semiconductor-related stocks

2023-08-30 12:31:00
Tokyo stock market on the 30th, stock prices are rising.

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Sogo/Seibu labor union decided to go on strike at Seibu Ikebukuro main store on the 31st

2023-08-30 12:03:00
The labor union, which is opposed to the sale of major department stores Sogo and Seibu due to concerns about employment, decided to go on strike at the Seibu Ikebukuro flagship store on the 31st.

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Toyota resumes operations at 12 plants in Japan, proceeding with cause investigation

2023-08-30 11:49:00
On the 29th, Toyota Motor Corporation resumed operations at 12 plants from the morning of the 30th, out of all 14 plants in Japan, including those of group companies that had stopped operating due to a system failure. The number of affected units is expected to be on the scale of 10,000, and the company is investigating the cause.

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Trial introduction of Japanese version of generation AI in Google Internet search service

2023-08-30 09:01:00
From August 30th, Google introduced a Japanese version of AI for its Internet search service on a trial basis. Microsoft has already started to introduce it, and the competition for service generation AI in Japanese is likely to intensify.

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Toyota resumes operations at 12 plants in Japan, proceeding with cause investigation

2023-08-30 08:49:00
Due to a system malfunction, Toyota Motor Corporation suspended operations at all 14 domestic plants, including group companies, on the 29th. Temporary restoration work was carried out, and from the morning of the 30th, 12 of these factories resumed operation, and we are continuing to investigate the cause.

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Osaka Gas and ENEOS Consider Construction of “Methanation” Facility on Osaka Bay

2023-08-30 07:13:00
Osaka Gas is collaborating with ENEOS, an oil wholesaler, to develop a methanation technology that combines carbon dioxide recovered in Japan and hydrogen produced overseas to produce methane, a raw material for city gas. It has been revealed that it has entered into consideration for the construction of a large-scale facility.

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Toyota's 12 plants in Japan to resume operations sequentially from this morning, proceeding with cause investigation

2023-08-30 07:00:00
Due to a system malfunction, Toyota Motor Corporation suspended operations at all 14 domestic plants, including group companies, on the 29th. From the morning of the 30th, we are proceeding with temporary restoration work, and from the morning of the 30th, we will resume operations at 12 of these factories, and we are investigating the cause.

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Yen exchange rate temporarily drops to the 147 yen level against the US dollar

2023-08-30 06:58:00
In the New York foreign exchange market on the 29th, the yen exchange rate temporarily dropped to the 147 yen level for the first time in about 9 months, but after that, the US economic index fell below market expectations, so 1 dollar = 145 yen. It was a rough price movement with the yen being bought back until the second half of the range.

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