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Economic news(2022/12/13)


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Yahoo! LINE PayPay to start new service Point competition intensifies

2022-12-13 20:36:00
Yahoo!, LINE, and PayPay have announced that they will partner with beverage and daily necessities manufacturers and start new services from March next year. It is a mechanism that can be exchanged for points that can be used for shopping when purchasing specific products of partner companies, and the aim is to expand the company's services amid intensifying competition in the creation of a "point economy zone".

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry compiles draft support system for expanding introduction of hydrogen and ammonia

2022-12-13 19:20:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has compiled a draft support system for expanding the introduction of hydrogen and ammonia, which are attracting attention as next-generation energies. By subsidizing the difference between the market price of coal and natural gas, the burden on companies will be reduced, and investment and diffusion will be encouraged.

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Yen exchange rate temporarily depreciates by more than 1 yen.

2022-12-13 18:54:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 13th, the yen depreciated against the dollar by more than 1 yen at one point due to concerns that the US interest rate hike would be prolonged and the economy would slow down.

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Yahoo! LINE PayPay to start new service Point competition intensifies

2022-12-13 18:45:00
Yahoo!, LINE, and PayPay have announced that they will partner with beverage and daily necessities manufacturers and start new services from March next year. It is a mechanism that can be exchanged for points that can be used for shopping when purchasing specific products of partner companies, and the aim is to expand the company's services amid intensifying competition in the creation of a "point economy zone".

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Government and ruling parties to expand corporate tax incentives through investment in start-up companies and joint research

2022-12-13 18:39:00
The government and the ruling party have announced that in the next fiscal year's tax reform, in order to create a flow for the growth of start-up companies, preferential corporate tax treatment will be applied when domestic companies invest in start-up companies or conduct joint research. We have decided to expand our measures.

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Stock price rises slightly Wait-and-see before the announcement of the US consumer price index

2022-12-13 18:35:00
On the 13th, the Tokyo stock market, stock prices rose slightly.

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CO2 emissions trading to start full-scale operation in 2026 METI proposal

2022-12-13 18:19:00
The timing of the introduction of `` carbon pricing '', in which companies and others bear the cost according to the amount of carbon dioxide emissions, which the government is considering to realize a decarbonized society, has become clear. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's proposal, the policy is to start full-scale operation of "emissions trading," in which the reduced amount of emissions is traded on the market in 2026, four years from now.

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Yahoo! LINE PayPay to start new service Point competition intensifies

2022-12-13 16:52:00
Yahoo!, LINE, and PayPay have announced that they will partner with beverage and daily necessities manufacturers and start new services from March next year. It is a mechanism that can be exchanged for points that can be used for shopping when purchasing specific products of partner companies, and the aim is to expand the company's services amid intensifying competition in the creation of a "point economy zone".

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Stock price rises slightly Wait-and-see before the announcement of the US consumer price index

2022-12-13 15:52:00
On the 13th, the Tokyo stock market, stock prices rose slightly.

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Bankruptcy Former FTX Trading CEO Arrested Involvement in Crypto Asset Market Manipulation?

2022-12-13 15:26:00
Last month, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading, was arrested by local authorities in the Atlantic island nation of the Bahamas, where he is staying. The focus is on whether this will reveal the cause of the bankruptcy.

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Advanced semiconductor company "Rapidus" to jointly develop with IBM for mass production

2022-12-13 14:45:00
Eight major Japanese companies have invested in "Rapidus," which aims to domestically produce cutting-edge semiconductors.

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Suntory Holdings considers carrying out bare bears for the first time in five years at next year's spring labor offensive

2022-12-13 14:25:00
Suntory Holdings, a major beverage company, has begun considering raising the base for the first time in five years at next year's spring labor offensive. In response to record high prices, there is a movement to raise wages, mainly at major companies, and the focus is on whether this will spread further in the future.

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Convenience store sweets whose sell-by date has expired Proof-of-concept discount sales

2022-12-13 12:31:00
In order to reduce food loss, a major convenience store started a demonstration experiment on the 13th to sell discounted food that had been discarded according to its own standards even before the expiration date.

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``National travel support'' to be implemented from January 10 at the beginning of the year Minister of Foreign Affairs Saito

2022-12-13 12:17:00
At a press conference after the cabinet meeting, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito announced that the ``national travel support'', which had been excluded from the year-end and New Year holidays when tourism demand is concentrated, will be implemented from January 10 next year.

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Bankruptcy Former FTX Trading CEO Arrested Involvement in Crypto Asset Market Manipulation?

2022-12-13 11:54:00
Last month, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading, was arrested by local authorities in the Atlantic island nation of the Bahamas, where he is staying. The focus is on whether this will reveal the cause of the bankruptcy.

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Former CEO of bankrupt FTX Trading Arrested Crypto Asset Market Manipulation?

2022-12-13 09:46:00
On November 12th, authorities in the Bahamas announced that Sam Bankmanfried, the founder and former CEO of failed crypto asset exchange giant FTX Trading, had been arrested there.

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NY stock price rises sharply Moves to buy back stocks that have fallen before the US Fed meeting

2022-12-13 07:10:00
On the 12th of the New York stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose sharply, closing at $34,005.40, up $528.58 from last weekend.

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Energy-saving vending machine development progresses Power consumption reduced by up to 20% compared to conventional

2022-12-13 06:19:00
In light of the severe power supply and demand this winter, the government is requesting power saving.

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Ultra wealthy class with annual gross income of over 3 billion yen Adjusted by tightening taxation from income after 3 years

2022-12-13 05:08:00
The government and the Liberal Democratic Party will strengthen taxation on wealthy people who have a lot of income from assets such as stocks and land in the tax system revision next year. We are making adjustments in the direction of strengthening taxation from income three years later.

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