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Economic news(2024/03/25)


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Oji HD to end domestic children's disposable diaper business due to declining birthrate

2024-03-25 22:48:00
Oji Holdings, a major paper manufacturer, has announced that it will end its subsidiary's domestic children's diaper business, citing a decline in demand for disposable diapers due to the declining birthrate. Going forward, we plan to strengthen our line of adult disposable diapers in Japan.

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Boeing CEO to retire at the end of this year

2024-03-25 21:56:00
American aircraft giant Boeing announced that CEO Calhoun will retire at the end of this year.

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NTT begins providing domestic generative AI developed in-house

2024-03-25 20:50:00
NTT has begun offering domestically produced generative AI developed in-house. Starting in May this year, we will be working with other companies to jointly develop AI specialized for specific industries and tasks.

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26 people hospitalized after ingesting Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's Red Yeast

2024-03-25 20:23:00
On the 25th, the company announced that 20 people had been hospitalized due to a problem in which people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney disease. Did. A total of 26 people were confirmed to be hospitalized due to this issue. On the other hand, Dr. Rei Shibata, a specially appointed professor at Nagoya University and a general internal medicine specialist, urges consumers to remain calm, saying, ``Red yeast rice itself is by no means a bad thing.'' *At the end of the article, we describe the health consultation desk that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has set up for people who feel unwell.

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26 people hospitalized after ingesting Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's Red Yeast

2024-03-25 19:49:00
On the 25th, the company announced that 20 people had been hospitalized due to a problem in which people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney disease. Did. A total of 26 people were confirmed to be hospitalized due to this issue. On the other hand, Dr. Rei Shibata, a specially appointed professor at Nagoya University and a general internal medicine specialist, urges consumers to remain calm, saying, ``Red yeast rice itself is by no means a bad thing.'' *At the end of the article, we describe the health consultation desk that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has set up for people who feel unwell.

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Yen market: small price movements

2024-03-25 19:14:00
At the beginning of the week on the 25th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw small movements in the yen exchange rate.

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26 people hospitalized after ingesting Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's Red Yeast

2024-03-25 18:53:00
On the 25th, the company announced that 20 people had been hospitalized due to a problem in which people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney disease. Did. A total of 26 people were confirmed to be hospitalized due to this issue. On the other hand, Dr. Rei Shibata, a specially appointed professor at Nagoya University and a general internal medicine specialist, urges consumers to remain calm, saying, ``Red yeast rice itself is by no means a bad thing.'' *At the end of the article, we describe the health consultation desk that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has set up for people who feel unwell.

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Nissan aims to increase global sales by 1 million units by 2026

2024-03-25 18:29:00
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has announced a new business plan, setting a goal to increase global sales by 1 million vehicles by 2026. We have introduced 30 new models, of which 16 are electric vehicles such as EVs.

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26 people hospitalized after ingesting Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice; manufacturing numbers of recalled products announced

2024-03-25 18:05:00
On the 25th, the company announced that 20 people had been hospitalized due to a problem in which people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney disease. Did. A total of 26 people were confirmed to be hospitalized due to this issue. *At the end of the article, there is information about the health consultation desk that Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has set up for people who feel unwell.

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JPX CEO Yamamichi “Bank of Japan’s policy change is a sign of a return to growth trajectory”

2024-03-25 17:45:00
At a press conference, Hiroki Yamamichi, CEO of Japan Exchange Group (JPX), said at a press conference that the Bank of Japan had changed its policy by lifting its negative interest rate policy last week and raising interest rates for the first time in 17 years. He recognized that this was a sign that he would return to Japan.

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26 people hospitalized after ingesting Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice; manufacturing numbers of recalled products announced

2024-03-25 17:03:00
On the 25th, the company announced that 20 people had been hospitalized due to a problem in which people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney disease. Did. A total of 26 people were confirmed to be hospitalized due to this issue.

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Tokyo market stock prices fall for the first time in 5 business days

2024-03-25 16:16:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 25th, the beginning of the week, stock prices fell.

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[Breaking News] Manufacturing numbers released for 26 people hospitalized after ingesting Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice

2024-03-25 15:59:00
On the 25th, the company announced that 20 people had been hospitalized due to a problem in which people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney disease. Did. Last week, the company announced that six people were hospitalized due to this issue, bringing the total number of people hospitalized to 26.

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[Breaking news] Kobayashi Pharmaceutical “Red yeast rice” “20 new people hospitalized after ingesting it”

2024-03-25 15:03:00
On the 25th, the company announced that 20 people had been hospitalized due to a problem in which people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developed kidney disease. Did. Last week, the company announced that six people were hospitalized due to this issue, bringing the total number of people hospitalized to 26.

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“How data should be distributed” is discussed by the public and private sectors, with guidelines to be formulated in the fall

2024-03-25 13:24:00
As the exchange of various types of data becomes more active among companies, the first meeting of a public-private committee to discuss how data should be distributed was held, and new guidelines will be formulated this fall. Ta.

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical “Red yeast rice” supplied to 52 companies Will the scale of voluntary recall expand further?

2024-03-25 13:20:00
Due to the issue of people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developing kidney disease, etc., 52 companies are supplying the red yeast rice used in these health foods. It turns out that these products are being sold to other companies through multiple wholesalers. The company is rushing to confirm, as it expects the scale of the recall to expand further.

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical “Red yeast rice” supplied to 52 companies Will the scale of voluntary recall expand further?

2024-03-25 13:08:00
Due to the issue of people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developing kidney disease, etc., 52 companies are supplying the red yeast rice used in these health foods. It turns out that these products are being sold to other companies through multiple wholesalers. The company is rushing to confirm, as it expects the scale of the recall to expand further.

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical “Red yeast rice” supplied to 52 companies, “immediately discontinue use” after recalls

2024-03-25 12:09:00
Due to the issue of people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developing kidney disease, etc., 52 companies are supplying the red yeast rice used in these health foods. It turns out that these products are sold to other companies through multiple wholesalers. The company is rushing to confirm, as it expects the scale of the recall to expand further.

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Stock prices fall Sell orders for export-related stocks such as automobiles

2024-03-25 12:06:00
The Tokyo stock market and Nikkei average stock price are falling on the 25th at the beginning of the week.

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Lifting of negative interest rates Will there be active discussion on specific methods at the January meeting?

2024-03-25 11:23:00
The Bank of Japan decided to lift its negative interest rate policy at this month's monetary policy meeting, but prior to this, as of the January meeting, there had been active discussions regarding the timing and specific methods of lifting the policy. I found out that

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Yen exchange rate 1 dollar = low 151 yen level The yen will appreciate somewhat after the finance minister's statement

2024-03-25 09:17:00
At the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 25th of the week, the yen has strengthened somewhat, and currently stands at 151 points to the dollar, after Finance Minister Kanda made a statement to reporters to discourage the depreciation of the yen. It is trading in the lower half of the yen table.

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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical announces supply of red yeast rice raw material to approximately 50 companies, ``immediately discontinue use''

2024-03-25 05:21:00
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., headquartered in Osaka City, is currently selling health foods containing red malt (red yeast rice), which is sold by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical. It was revealed that they are supplying to 50 companies. Companies we supply to have announced product recalls one after another.

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Olive oil price hike ``unprecedented'' due to crop failure in Europe

2024-03-25 05:09:00
Olive harvests have continued to fail in Europe due to record-breaking droughts that occurred from October to last year, and the effects of this are becoming even greater in Japan. Olive oil prices will go up all at once starting in May, and supermarkets are already experiencing shortages.

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Approximately 10% of construction-related subcontractors Average overtime hours exceed the new upper limit

2024-03-25 04:32:00
Regulations on overtime work will be tightened in the construction industry from April, but an industry group has found that approximately 10% of construction-related subcontractors' average overtime hours exceed the new upper limit. I found this out through research.

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China's Evergrande Group withdraws US bankruptcy filing due to difficulties in debt restructuring

2024-03-25 04:30:00
Evergrande Group, a major Chinese real estate company, has announced that it will withdraw its application for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection, which it filed with an American court in August last year. This is because a liquidation order was issued by a Hong Kong court in January, making it impossible to proceed with debt restructuring.

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More than 1.5 trillion yen invested in new power grid construction to expand renewable energy

2024-03-25 04:27:00
In order to expand the introduction of renewable energy, the challenge is to develop a power transmission network that connects Hokkaido and Kyushu, where solar and wind power generation are popular, with consumption areas such as Tokyo. A concrete development plan has been finalized, and it has been decided that a new power transmission network connecting Hokkaido and Tokyo will be built at a cost of more than 1.5 trillion yen.

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