2022-08-10 23:18:00
The SoftBank Group, which had a final deficit of more than 3 trillion yen in its financial results from April to June, announced that it would sell part of its shares in Alibaba Group, China's largest online retailer. The aim is to strengthen the financial base, and as a result, it will be removed from the SoftBank Group's affiliates.
2022-08-10 21:52:00
The US consumer price index for July was released and rose 8.5% compared to the same month last year. The rate of increase in prices has slowed from 9.1% in June due to factors such as the downward trend in crude oil prices, but inflation remains at a record level.
2022-08-10 20:52:00
Toshiba, a major electronics manufacturer, posted an operating loss of 4.8 billion yen in the financial results for the three months until June this year, due to factors such as soaring global raw material prices.
2022-08-10 19:11:00
The Tokyo stock market on the 10th, stock prices fell.
2022-08-10 18:56:00
Before the release of the US consumer price index on the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 10th, a wait-and-see mood prevailed among investors, and the yen exchange rate fluctuated slightly.
2022-08-10 18:14:00
The Rakuten Group's financial results for the six months until June this year resulted in a deficit of more than 170 billion yen, the largest ever for the financial results for this period. The increase in the cost of constructing base stations to eliminate places where it is difficult to connect in the mobile phone business has a major impact.
2022-08-10 16:10:00
The nationwide average retail price of regular gasoline this week was 170.1 yen per liter, the first increase in six weeks.
2022-08-10 11:49:00
Last month's preliminary figures for the Corporate Goods Price Index, which indicates the prices of goods traded between companies, hit a record high for the second consecutive month. More than 80% of all items have increased prices, and there is a growing movement among companies to pass on the increase in raw material costs to sales prices.
2022-08-10 09:13:00
Last month's preliminary figure for the Corporate Goods Price Index, which indicates the price of goods traded between companies, reached a record high of 114.5, with the average for 2020 set at 100.
2022-08-10 07:58:00
In an interview, Toshiki Kawai, president of Tokyo Electron, one of the world's leading manufacturers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, said that a stable supply of semiconductors has become an issue for Japan as part of its economic security. He showed the recognition that it is necessary to strengthen investment in research and development from a perspective.
2022-08-10 04:44:00
It will be two months since the acceptance of foreign tourists resumed on the 10th, but the Immigration Services Agency has found that the number of tourists who entered the country by the end of last month remained at more than 8,000. Against the backdrop of the depreciation of the yen, there are voices expecting an increase in tourists, and the issue is how to revitalize the economy while thoroughly implementing infection control measures.
2022-08-10 01:59:00
Regarding cases where mobile phone terminals are sold at extremely low prices, such as selling them for 1 yen, the Japan Fair Trade Commission has targeted four major mobile phone companies, etc., saying that it may lead to unfair bargains under the Antimonopoly Act. For the first time, we are embarking on an investigation into the actual state of the transaction.
