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Economic news(2023/05/09)


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Creditor nations meet for the first time to resolve the debt crisis in Sri Lanka

2023-05-09 23:09:00
深刻な経済危機に陥ったスリランカの債務問題の解決に向けて、債権国が協議する初めての会合が開かれ、スリランカを救済するための返済条件の変更などで、早期の合意を目指すことで一致しました。

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NTT docomo also raises the administrative fee uniform to 3850 yen for mobile companies

2023-05-09 22:39:00
NTT DoCoMo has announced that it will uniformly raise the administrative fee for procedures such as new mobile phone contracts at stores to 3850 yen from July this year. KDDI and Softbank have already announced price increases, which will increase the burden on users.

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Mitsubishi Motors President ``Extremely difficult environment will continue'' Discussions on how to deal with Chinese business

2023-05-09 21:59:00
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation President Takao Kato said at a press conference held today that the business in China, where sales continue to be sluggish, "is continuing to face a very difficult environment." I made it clear that

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Seven-Eleven Heavy rain delays delivery of lunch boxes at some stores in Shiga and Kyoto

2023-05-09 21:56:00
Seven-Eleven Japan, the largest convenience store chain, announced that it was unable to deliver boxed lunches and other items to some stores in Shiga and Kyoto Prefectures due to the heavy rain that began on May 7, and that shipments have been delayed. Did.

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April Net purchases of Japanese stocks by overseas investors amount to over 2.2 trillion yen

2023-05-09 21:25:00
In April, when stock prices continued to rise on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in the prime market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the amount of overseas investors' purchases of stocks exceeded the amount of sales by more than 2.2 trillion yen, resulting in a large net purchase. rice field. It is the first time since October 2017, when the former Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section, that foreign investors' net purchases exceeded 2 trillion yen.

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Nitori's final profit declines for the first time in 24 years Affected by yen depreciation and rising logistics costs

2023-05-09 21:23:00
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd., a major furniture and daily necessities company, saw its final profit decline for the first time in 24 years.

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Last year's final profits of major trading companies hit record highs one after another

2023-05-09 19:52:00
The financial results of major trading companies in the last fiscal year were record highs one after another due to the rise in resource prices and the depreciation of the yen.

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Nintendo's financial results for the last fiscal year Sluggish switch sales

2023-05-09 19:02:00
Nintendo's financial results for the last fiscal year saw a decline in both sales and net income from the previous fiscal year due to sluggish sales of its flagship game console, the Nintendo Switch.

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Liberal Democratic Party “Use of “generative AI” to improve operational efficiency within the government” proposal to the prime minister

2023-05-09 18:40:00
With the rapid spread of ChatGPT, the Liberal Democratic Party's Headquarters for Promoting a Digital Society is working to improve the efficiency of government operations by quickly utilizing generative AI for drafting Diet responses and preparing minutes. I proposed to Prime Minister Kishida that we should.

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Yen exchange rate rise Increased caution on the future of the US economy and buying the yen

2023-05-09 18:18:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 9th, caution against the future of the US economy increased, and there was a movement to sell the dollar and buy the yen, and the yen exchange rate rose.

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Bank of Japan Governor Ueda “Discuss with other countries based on the lessons learned from the collapse of the US bank at the G7”

2023-05-09 17:19:00
Governor Ueda of the Bank of Japan has raised concerns over bank management following a series of bank failures in the United States. He indicated that he would like to proceed with discussions with each country based on the lessons learned from this.

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Stock price hits new high for the first time in about 1 year and 4 months

2023-05-09 16:25:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 9th, buy orders spread to high-tech related stocks, and stock prices rose. The highest price of this year was renewed, and it rose to the level for the first time in about 1 year and 4 months.

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Finance Minister Suzuki to discuss strengthening financial system at G7 in response to bankruptcy of U.S. bank

2023-05-09 11:32:00
In response to a series of bank failures in the United States, Minister of State for Financial Affairs Suzuki announced on the 11th at the G7 (7 major countries' finance ministers and central bank governors meeting) held in Niigata City on the strengthening of the financial system. He expressed his intention to hold discussions aimed at

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Mr. Musk announces that he will proceed to delete Twitter "dormant account"

2023-05-09 11:29:00
Entrepreneur Elon Musk, who runs Twitter, an American social media giant, has announced that he is in the process of deleting accounts that have not been used for several years.

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U.S. banks have tightened lending standards due to bank failures, etc. Fed announces survey results

2023-05-09 10:07:00
A survey by the FRB = Federal Reserve Board, which is the central bank of the United States, found that banks are tightening the standards for lending to companies and others. The reality of narrowing down loans in response to rising interest rates and bankruptcies has become apparent.

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Real wages in March decreased by 2.9% year-on-year, negative for 12 consecutive months Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

2023-05-09 08:46:00
As prices continued to rise, the real wage per worker in March decreased by 2.9% compared to the same month last year, marking the 12th consecutive month of negative growth.

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Strengthen countermeasures against cross-selling such as mass purchases of duty-free goods by foreign tourists and resale

2023-05-09 06:48:00
Foreign tourists who visited Japan purchased a large amount of duty-free items, and then illegally sold them to traders for resale. We are also strengthening measures by requiring the payment of consumption tax on the side.

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