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Economic news(2023/02/17)


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Subsidiary of Chubu Electric Power Unauthorized access to more than 370,000 pieces of customer information of competitors

2023-02-17 22:36:00
Employees of "Chubu Electric Power Miraise", a subsidiary of Chubu Electric Power Co., Ltd., which is responsible for the retail business, illegally viewed the customer information of competitors. .

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Spring labor union of non-regular workers “Raise wages to outpace price increases”

2023-02-17 22:08:00
As this year's spring labor offensive is in full swing, a labor union made up of people who work in non-regular employment will hold a rally and confirm that they will seek a wage increase that exceeds the price increase.

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“U-NEXT” and “Paravi” merged to become the largest video distribution company in Japan

2023-02-17 21:27:00
The video distribution services "U-NEXT" and "Paravi" will be integrated. With more than 3.7 million paid members, it is said to be the largest video distribution service provider in Japan.

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``Insurance sales claiming excessive tax savings'' improvement order to NN Life Insurance

2023-02-17 20:15:00
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued a business improvement order to the foreign-affiliated NN Life Insurance Co., Ltd. on the 17th, accusing it of excessively claiming tax savings and systematically selling products that deviated from the original purpose of insurance. bottom.

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Bank of Japan Digital Currency Pilot Experiment Form of Wide Participation by Private Businesses

2023-02-17 19:19:00
The Bank of Japan announced that it will conduct a pilot experiment from April this year with the participation of a wide range of private businesses such as financial institutions such as banks and payment operators for digital currency that can be used in the same way as banknotes and coins. .

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Extending the operation period of nuclear power plants Chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies "Dialogue with the regulatory committee and respond to the review"

2023-02-17 19:10:00
Regarding the new system to substantially extend the operating period of nuclear power plants, Chairman Ikebe of the Federation of Electric Power Companies, which is made up of major electric power companies, expressed his intention to respond to the review while promoting dialogue with the Nuclear Regulation Authority. I was.

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Yen exchange rate temporarily dropped to the 135 yen level for the first time in about two months

2023-02-17 19:10:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 17th, there was a growing trend to sell the yen due to concerns about the tightening of monetary policy in the United States, and the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the 135 yen level to the dollar for the first time in about two months.

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Spring labor union at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank solidifies policy to demand wage increase of about 5.5%

2023-02-17 19:00:00
In this year's spring labor offensive, where the focus is on dealing with high prices, the labor union of the major bank "Mitsubishi UFJ Bank" has a policy of requesting a wage increase of about 5.5% for full-time employees and contract employees, including salaries and bonuses. Hardened. This is significantly higher than last year, when a wage hike of 3.5% was agreed upon, and is the highest level demanded by the union in 31 years since 1992, when there were four banks prior to the merger of banks. Since fiscal 2020, the union has not demanded a uniform increase in base salaries in response to the introduction of a system to determine remuneration that emphasizes employee performance. This time, for the first time in four years, we are asking for a base increase.

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[Economic column]

2023-02-17 16:50:00
Three months have passed since FTX Trading, a crypto asset exchange company that operates globally, filed for bankruptcy and applied to the US court for Chapter Eleven = Article 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. As the company's sloppy management system becomes clear, there is a big debate in each country about how to protect customers' crypto assets. How will customers' crypto assets be returned under the current Japanese legal system? where are the challenges? We will verify Japan's response. (Economics Department reporter Kentaro Makata)

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Stock price drop Sell order due to caution against re-acceleration of US monetary tightening

2023-02-17 16:17:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 17th, sell orders centered on semiconductor-related stocks were issued due to a sense of caution that the US financial tightening would accelerate again, and stock prices fell.

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Dealing with Aging Nuclear Power Plant Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Holds Talks with Chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies "Take all possible measures for safety"

2023-02-17 14:03:00
Regarding the substantial extension of the operating period of nuclear power plants, the Nuclear Regulation Authority decided this week to establish a new system to deal with the aging of nuclear power plants. He held a meeting with Chairman Ikebe of the Japan Business Federation and strongly requested that all possible measures be taken to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants.

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Furusato Nozei “Total cost exceeds 50% of donation amount” in 136 municipalities

2023-02-17 13:30:00
Last fiscal year, it was revealed that 136 municipalities exceeded the national standard of keeping the total amount of donations collected by local governments to less than 50% of the amount of donations, such as return gifts for hometown tax donations. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will request local governments to report on the status of improvements.

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France's Renault withdraws from Russia business, final deficit for the first time in two years

2023-02-17 09:42:00
French car maker Renault's financial results for the past year were in the red for the first time in two years due to the loss associated with the complete withdrawal from the Russian business.

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US Tesla recalls more than 360,000 vehicles Risk of accident in automatic driving system

2023-02-17 09:03:00
American electric car maker Tesla has filed a recall in the United States for more than 360,000 vehicles, including the sedan-type "Model S," due to the risk of accidents in the automatic driving system installed in some of them.

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