Economic news(2022/08/19)
Bill Gates Expects Japanese Companies to Contribute to Measures Against Infectious Diseases
2022-08-19 23:35:00
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, a major American IT company, who is working on measures against infectious diseases in developing countries, attended an event held in Tokyo and said, ``Innovation is required to solve global healthcare problems. The voices of Japanese business leaders are important," he said, expressing hope that Japanese companies will contribute to the fight against infectious diseases.
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Wage growth cannot keep up with price rises… Households and companies are deeply troubled
2022-08-19 17:32:00
Prices keep going up. Meanwhile, wage growth has not kept pace. In such a situation, the number of people who visit the consultation desk to review their household finances has increased rapidly. Companies are also suffering because they cannot easily pass on the cost increase to their prices. Experts predict that the rate of increase in prices will increase further around autumn, and the burden on household budgets is likely to increase further.
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July consumer price index rises 2.4% year-on-year, exceeding 2% for 4 consecutive months
2022-08-19 15:09:00
The consumer price index for last month and July, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, exceeded the same month last year by 2.4%, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather. It is the fourth consecutive month that the government and the Bank of Japan have exceeded the target of 2%, and the first level in 13 years and 11 months, excluding the impact of the consumption tax hike.
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Smartphone payment "d payment" service restoration NTT DOCOMO
2022-08-19 15:01:00
The smartphone payment service "d payment" provided by NTT Docomo has been having trouble using some terminals since the morning of the 19th, but the company has announced that the service has been restored so far. Did. The company is investigating the cause of the problem.
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Smartphone payment "d payment" service restoration NTT DOCOMO
2022-08-19 13:55:00
A smartphone payment service provided by NTT Docomo, ``d payment'', had troubles that made it difficult to use on some terminals after 10:00 am on the 19th, but according to the company, it has been confirmed that the service has been restored so far. It means that it was done. There are more than 45 million users of "d payment", and NTT DoCoMo commented, "We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to our customers."
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Smartphone payment "d payment" continues to be difficult to use on some terminals NTT DoCoMo
2022-08-19 13:07:00
With the smartphone payment service "d payment" provided by NTT DoCoMo, after 10:00 am on the 19th, troubles that make it difficult to use some terminals have occurred, and the company is investigating the spread and cause of the impact.
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July consumer price index rises 2.4% year-on-year, exceeding 2% for 4 consecutive months
2022-08-19 12:21:00
The consumer price index for last month and July, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, exceeded the same month last year by 2.4%, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather. It is the fourth consecutive month that the 2% target set by the government and the Bank of Japan has been exceeded, and the first level in 13 years and 11 months, excluding the impact of the consumption tax hike.
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July consumer price index rises 2.4% year-on-year, exceeding 2% for 4 consecutive months
2022-08-19 10:43:00
The consumer price index for last month and July, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, exceeded the same month last year by 2.4%, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather. It is the fourth consecutive month that the 2% target set by the government and the Bank of Japan has been exceeded, and the first level in 13 years and 11 months, excluding the impact of the consumption tax hike.
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Consumer price index rose 2.4% in July, exceeding 2% for 4 consecutive months
2022-08-19 08:49:00
The consumer price index for last month and July, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, exceeded the same month last year by 2.4%, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather. This is the fourth consecutive month that the 2% target set by the government and the Bank of Japan has been exceeded, mainly due to rising electricity and gas prices and food prices, and prices continue to rise.
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NIPPON STEEL Detects cyanide exceeding the standard Not reported to the prefecture for 3 years Chiba
2022-08-19 07:35:00
From June to July this year, cyanide exceeding the standard was detected at Nippon Steel's steelworks in Chiba Prefecture, where the poisonous cyanide leaked one after another, but it was reported to the prefecture. It turns out it wasn't. Nippon Steel apologized for the inappropriateness of this response, which had been ongoing for at least three years.
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Support for corporate “decarbonization” Megabanks to establish public-private funds
2022-08-19 06:14:00
Toward the realization of a decarbonized society, the three megabanks and government-affiliated financial institutions in Japan will establish a public-private fund this fall to support companies working to spread renewable energy.
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Mobile base station Low-cost system development Will Japanese companies catch up?
2022-08-19 05:45:00
Attention is focused on whether Japanese companies can recover from the oligopoly of overseas manufacturers in the mobile phone base station business. A major mobile phone company is working to develop a new system that enables low-cost base stations by combining equipment from different manufacturers, and is trying to expand its business overseas.
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Opinion that environment minister calls for review of solar panel installation in Miyagi "enclave"
2022-08-19 05:34:00
Regarding a large-scale solar power generation project in Miyagi Prefecture, where one solar panel is installed in an "enclave" 11 kilometers away, Minister of the Environment Nishimura said, "From the perspective of environmental conservation, it is remarkably lacking in rationality." , based on the procedure of "environmental assessment", summarized the opinion to seek a review of the plan.
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