Economic news(2024/03/26)
Financial Services Agency to compile report including review of non-life insurance industry practices
2024-03-26 21:02:00
In response to Big Motor's fraudulent insurance claims and the issue of major non-life insurance companies adjusting insurance premiums for businesses in advance, an expert panel set up by the Financial Services Agency held its first meeting to review industry practices. We confirmed our policy to compile a report in June this year aimed at ensuring effective inspections and supervision.
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Motor show in Thailand starts from 27th; EVs are on display one after another; competition intensifies
2024-03-26 19:03:00
The motor show will begin on the 27th in Thailand, where Japanese automakers hold a large market share. This year, in addition to China, manufacturers from South Korea and Vietnam have been exhibiting EVs one after another, making competition between each company even more intense.
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More than 17,000 people are moving out of their child-rearing generation to the suburbs of Tokyo due to soaring land prices
2024-03-26 18:55:00
As housing prices continue to soar due to rising land prices, there is a continuing movement to ``de-Tokyo'' with people in Tokyo raising children moving to Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba. Over the past year, more than 17,000 people moved out, and the Cabinet Office points out that ``this suggests that people in the child-rearing generation are moving to the suburbs of the Tokyo metropolitan area where housing prices are cheaper.''
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It took more than two months from the first case report of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's "Red Yeast" to the announcement of the voluntary recall.
2024-03-26 18:22:00
In the case of people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice and developed kidney disease, it took more than two months from the first case report to the announcement of a voluntary recall. The company is urgently implementing a voluntary recall and ascertaining the actual health hazards.
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Yen market: small price movements
2024-03-26 18:20:00
At the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 26th, the yen exchange rate had slight price movements against the dollar.
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Nikkei average stock price slight price movement
2024-03-26 16:43:00
Stock prices on the Tokyo stock market on the 26th showed small price movements.
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Discussion on countermeasures for trade deficit, etc. First meeting of expert panel established by the Ministry of Finance
2024-03-26 16:17:00
The first meeting of an expert panel set up by the Ministry of Finance to discuss measures to address trade deficits was held, and it was confirmed that it would compile its opinions in June this year.
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Isetan Mitsukoshi HD will close its Shanghai store at the end of June, leaving only one store open in China
2024-03-26 14:16:00
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, a major department store, will close its store in Shanghai, China at the end of June. The company plans to close two stores in Tianjin in April, leaving only one store open in China.
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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical “Red yeast rice” issue “More than 2 months from first case report to voluntary recall”
2024-03-26 12:47:00
In the case of people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice and developed kidney disease, it took more than two months from the first case report to the announcement of a voluntary recall. The company is urgently implementing a voluntary recall and ascertaining the actual health hazards.
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Nikkei average stock price slight price movement
2024-03-26 12:04:00
On the 26th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei average stock price moved slightly.
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Finance Minister ``doesn't exclude all means'' to check market movements as yen depreciates
2024-03-26 10:26:00
Regarding the depreciation of the yen to the 151 yen level to the dollar in the foreign exchange market, Minister of Finance Suzuki said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the morning of the 26th, ``We will take appropriate action without eliminating all means to deal with excessive movements.'' ``I would like to take appropriate action,'' he said, putting a check on market movements.
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Railway companies introduce new system to collate lost item information using chat and AI
2024-03-26 07:32:00
Railway companies are increasingly introducing a new system that uses the chat function of communication apps and AI image recognition technology to interact with people who have lost items in station premises or on trains, and to efficiently search for them. .
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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical “Red yeast rice” issue “More than 2 months from first case report to voluntary recall”
2024-03-26 05:13:00
In the case of people who ingested health foods containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice and developed kidney disease, it took more than two months from the first case report to the announcement of a voluntary recall. The company is urgently implementing a voluntary recall and ascertaining the actual health hazards.
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26 people hospitalized after ingesting Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's Red Yeast
2024-03-26 01:42:00
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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EU investigates Alphabet, Apple and Meta, potentially leading to huge fines
2024-03-26 01:34:00
The European Union has accused three major IT companies, Alphabet, Apple and Meta, of violating the Digital Markets Act, which went into full force this month to ensure fair competition in the digital market. announced that they had begun an investigation. If a violation is found, large fines may be imposed.
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Boeing CEO to retire at the end of this year “Resigns amid criticism over accident”
2024-03-26 00:01:00
American aircraft giant Boeing announced that CEO Calhoun will retire at the end of this year. American media reported that he resigned amid criticism following an accident that occurred in January, when part of the fuselage of a Boeing passenger plane was blown off during flight.
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