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Economic news(2022/08/24)


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KDDI's mobile phones such as au announced that the call problem that occurred in some of them has been restored

2022-08-24 23:21:00
KDDI, a major mobile phone company, announced that it had just recovered from a problem with mobile phone calls that had occurred for some users in eastern Japan from 9:00 pm on the 24th.

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KDDI mobile phones such as au Difficult to connect in some parts of eastern Japan

2022-08-24 23:17:00
KDDI, a major mobile phone company, announced today that some users in eastern Japan are having difficulty connecting or not being able to connect to mobile phone calls.

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Ezaki Glico Voluntary recall of retort pouch food, etc. Possibility of synthetic resin contamination

2022-08-24 23:13:00
Ezaki Glico, headquartered in Osaka, has announced that it will voluntarily recall about 800,000 of its 11 items, including retort pouch foods, as they may contain synthetic resin.

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Expulsion of Hino Motors, a technology development company for commercial vehicles made by manufacturers

2022-08-24 19:17:00
In response to the problem that Hino Motors submitted fraudulent data such as exhaust gas to the government, a company made up of five automakers engaged in technological development of commercial vehicles announced that Hino Motors, which is a member, will be expelled.

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Government confirms policy aiming to restart 7 nuclear power plants Consider next-generation reactor development

2022-08-24 19:00:00
In response to the tightening supply and demand of electricity and energy security, the government plans to restart seven additional nuclear power plants from the summer of next year. Confirmed at the meeting. In addition, although he had said that he was not planning to build new nuclear power plants, he revealed that he would consider the development and construction of next-generation nuclear reactors.

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JR West to switch to biofuel fuel for diesel vehicles

2022-08-24 18:48:00
In order to promote decarbonization efforts, JR West has set a goal of completely switching the fuel of diesel vehicles running on the Sanin Main Line and other lines to biofuel made from plants and other sources by 2030, and will begin demonstration experiments.

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Yen exchange rate rises Dollar sells yen buys intensify due to concerns about US economic slowdown

2022-08-24 18:23:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 24th, the movement to sell the dollar and buy the yen increased due to concerns about the economic slowdown in the United States, and the yen exchange rate rose.

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Government confirms policy aiming to restart 7 nuclear power plants Consider next-generation reactor development

2022-08-24 17:46:00
In response to the tightening supply and demand of electricity and energy security, the government plans to restart seven additional nuclear power plants from the summer of next year. Confirmed at the meeting. In addition, although he had said that he was not planning to build new nuclear power plants, he revealed that he would consider the development and construction of next-generation nuclear reactors.

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Selling price of imported wheat to remain unchanged Agricultural minister

2022-08-24 16:10:00
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nomura said that as food prices continue to soar due to the effects of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, etc., in order to keep the selling price of imported wheat from October this year, we will rush to consider financial resources. I was.

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Government confirms policy aiming to restart 7 nuclear power plants Consider next-generation reactor development

2022-08-24 16:08:00
In order to deal with the tight supply and demand situation of electricity and energy security, the government announced at a conference on the 24th that it aims to restart seven additional nuclear power plants from the summer of next year. Confirmed with In the medium to long term, we will consider the development and construction of next-generation nuclear reactors.

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Stock prices fall for 5 consecutive days Increased caution against US economic slowdown and selling orders

2022-08-24 15:59:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 24th, the sense of caution against the US economic slowdown increased, and sell orders became dominant, and the Nikkei Stock Average fell. The Nikkei Stock Average has fallen for five consecutive business days.

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Gasoline retail price nationwide average of 169 yen per liter, falling for 2 consecutive weeks

2022-08-24 15:24:00
The nationwide average retail price of regular gasoline this week was just 169 yen per liter, falling for the second consecutive week.

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Domestic shipments of white goods in July surpassed the same month of the previous year for the first time in four months

2022-08-24 14:46:00
Last month's domestic shipments of so-called white goods such as air conditioners and washing machines exceeded the same month last year for the first time in four months.

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry "Aiming to restart 7 nuclear power plants by adding" to cope with tight supply and demand

2022-08-24 12:15:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) plans to restart seven additional nuclear power plants, including Tokyo Electric Power Company's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station in Niigata Prefecture, next year in order to deal with the tight supply and demand for electricity. We plan to demonstrate this at conferences aimed at the realization of society.

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New Economic Partnership IPEF Heads to First Face-to-Face Ministerial-Level Meeting with Opposition to China

2022-08-24 09:09:00
The U.S. government has announced that it will hold a ministerial-level meeting in Los Angeles next month with related countries such as Japan on the new IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework), a new economic partnership with a view to countering China.

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How does it affect your life?

2022-08-24 06:57:00
Half a year has passed since the military invasion, and survey results have been compiled that Japanese companies are slowing down their moves to suspend or withdraw from Russia. However, as the convergence is uncertain, it seems that we will be forced to make a difficult decision as to whether we should continue to wait and see.

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NY crude oil market temporarily rises to the $94 level due to reports that oil-producing countries are suggesting production cuts

2022-08-24 06:38:00
In the New York oil market on the 23rd, international crude oil futures prices temporarily rose to 1 barrel for the first time in about a week following a report that Saudi Arabia's energy minister suggested that major oil-producing countries may cut production. It climbed to $94.

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