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Economic news(2023/05/19)


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Daihatsu Unauthorized collision test data for domestic hybrid vehicles

2023-05-19 21:53:00
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., which had been involved in a crash test of a passenger car for overseas, revealed that another fraud was discovered in the crash test of two hybrid vehicles for the domestic market. The company has suspended shipments and sales and reported the fraud to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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April Consumer Price Index rises by 3.4% year-on-year, expanding rate of increase for the first time in three months

2023-05-19 21:20:00
Last month's consumer price index, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, rose 3.4% from the same month last year, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather. The rate of increase expanded for the first time in three months, mainly due to rising prices of food and other items.

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No female directors, no change in shareholder meetings!? [Economic column]

2023-05-19 20:47:00
Shareholders are scrutinizing the gender balance of corporate management. A major company whose directors are all men. At the shareholders' meeting held in March this year, it was an unusual situation that the top management was barely reappointed as a director with the support of the majority, which shocked the company. What the hell is going on? explore the background. (Economics Department reporter Neil Kato)

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Ricoh and Toshiba announce integration of production divisions such as multifunction machines Aim to strengthen competitiveness

2023-05-19 20:34:00
Precision equipment giants Ricoh and Toshiba have announced that they will merge their production divisions for office multifunction machines and other products. The aim is to increase competitiveness as demand is declining due to the progress of paperless worldwide.

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Daihatsu hybrid vehicle violates crash test certification procedure

2023-05-19 20:06:00
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., an automobile manufacturer headquartered in Osaka, has been involved in fraudulent side collision test certification procedures for its hybrid vehicles, the Rocky and the Rise, which it supplies to Toyota Motor Corporation. clarified. Sales of the target models began in November two years ago, and so far, 22,329 ▼ Rocky and 55,111 ▼ Rise have been sold, and the company stopped shipping and selling on the 19th. In April, Daihatsu was conducting an investigation after it was revealed that there had been irregularities in the procedures and methods of body collision tests for four models of passenger cars developed by the company for overseas markets.

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Bank of Japan Governor Ueda “Careful decision on exit strategy to reduce monetary easing”

2023-05-19 19:24:00
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda gave a speech in Tokyo on the 19th, saying that there was a great deal of uncertainty about the sustainability of future wage increases and trends in overseas economies. He showed his intention to take time and be careful when deciding on an exit strategy.

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Yen exchange rate falls slightly.

2023-05-19 19:19:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 19th, the view that monetary tightening in the United States will be prolonged has spread, and there is a movement to buy the dollar and sell the yen, and the yen exchange rate fell slightly.

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Ricoh and Toshiba announce integration of production divisions such as multifunction machines Aim to strengthen competitiveness

2023-05-19 19:00:00
Precision equipment giants Ricoh and Toshiba have announced that they will merge their production divisions for office multifunction machines and other products. The aim is to increase competitiveness as demand is declining due to the progress of paperless worldwide.

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Nikkei stock average hits post-bubble highs What is the reason?

2023-05-19 18:44:00
In the Tokyo stock market, buy orders continued to spread on the 19th, and the Nikkei Stock Average closed at the highest level in 32 years and 9 months, the highest after the so-called "bubble economy." ▼The Nikkei average closing price on the 19th was 234.42 yen higher than the previous day, reaching 30,808.35 yen, the highest price in 32 years and 9 months since August 1990 during the so-called "bubble economy." I got it. ▼ The Tokyo Stock Price Index/Topics rose from 3.84 to 2161.69, the highest level in 32 years and 9 months since August 1990. ▼ The daily trading volume was 1,273,830,000 shares.

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Stock price rise Renewed the highest price after the "bubble economy" for the first time in 32 years and 9 months

2023-05-19 17:26:00
On the Tokyo stock market, buy orders spread again on the 19th, and the Nikkei Stock Average closed at the highest level in 32 years and 9 months, the highest after the so-called "bubble economy."

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Strengthening food security To set new numerical targets Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

2023-05-19 17:16:00
Amid heightened concerns about food shortages around the world due to factors such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has set new numerical targets that reflect the procurement status of fertilizers, which are dependent on imports, and is working to strengthen food security. I decided to work on it.

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April Consumer Price Index rises by 3.4% year-on-year, expanding rate of increase for the first time in three months

2023-05-19 13:24:00
Last month's consumer price index, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, rose 3.4% from the same month last year, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather. The rate of increase expanded for the first time in three months, mainly due to rising prices of food and other items.

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Stock prices rise to the highest since the "bubble economy" period in August 1990

2023-05-19 11:59:00
Immediately after the start of trading on the Tokyo stock market on the 19th, buy orders spread, and the Nikkei Stock Average reached its highest level in 32 years and nine months since August 1990, during the so-called "bubble economy." .

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Bank of Japan Governor Ueda “If the US Treasury defaults, it will have a huge impact on the global economy”

2023-05-19 11:19:00
Regarding the U.S. government's debt ceiling, the so-called debt ceiling issue, Bank of Japan Governor Ueda said at the House of Representatives Committee on Finance and Financial Affairs held on the 19th that if U.S. government bonds defaulted, it would have a huge impact on the world economy. He also pointed out that the Bank of Japan will strive to stabilize the financial markets.

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April Consumer Price Index rises by 3.4% year-on-year, expanding rate of increase for the first time in three months

2023-05-19 10:53:00
Last month's consumer price index, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, rose 3.4% from the same month last year, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather. The rate of increase expanded for the first time in three months, mainly due to rising prices of food and other items.

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Rise in stock prices The highest price since the "bubble economy" in August 1990

2023-05-19 10:08:00
Immediately after the start of trading on the Tokyo stock market on the 19th, buy orders spread, and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily reached its highest price in 32 years and 9 months since August 1990 during the so-called "bubble economy."

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Rise in stock prices The highest price since the "bubble economy" in August 1990

2023-05-19 09:05:00
On the 19th, buy orders were placed on the Tokyo stock market immediately after the start of trading, and the Nikkei Stock Average rose further. During trading hours, it was the first time in 32 years and 9 months since August 1990 during the so-called "bubble economy." priced high.

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April Consumer Price Index rises by 3.4% year-on-year, expanding rate of increase for the first time in three months

2023-05-19 08:37:00
The consumer price index for last month and April, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, rose 3.4% from the same month last year, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather. Compared to the rate of increase of 3.1% in March, it increased by 0.3 points, mainly due to the increase in prices of food and other items. This is the first time in three months since January that the rate of increase has expanded.

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New numerical targets that reflect the procurement situation, such as fertilizers that depend on imports Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

2023-05-19 06:40:00
Amid heightened concerns about food shortages around the world due to factors such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has set a new figure that reflects the current "food self-sufficiency rate" as well as the procurement status of fertilizers and other items that rely on imports. I decided to set a goal.

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Yen exchange rate drops to 1 dollar = 138 yen level for the first time in about 5 months

2023-05-19 04:38:00
In the New York foreign exchange market on the 18th, the yen weakened against the backdrop of the view that monetary tightening in the United States would be prolonged, and the yen exchange rate fell to the 138 yen level to the dollar for the first time in about five months.

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