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Economic news(2023/05/26)


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[Economic column]

2023-05-26 22:19:00
Will the stock price continue to rise, or will it continue? This week's stock price suddenly turned downward on the afternoon of the 23rd, and the Nikkei Stock Average fell on this day and the following day on the 24th, but then rose again. The current market is said to be supported by a succession of shareholder return policies that companies are launching, including share buybacks. How do investors see the future of Japanese companies? And what is the response required of companies? (Economics Department reporter Kei Nakazawa)

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Daihatsu Unauthorized vehicle certified by the country announced that it satisfies the standards in the in-house test

2023-05-26 21:08:00
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it had met the safety standards as a result of conducting the necessary tests in-house due to the problem that Daihatsu Motor obtained the national certification using incorrect data without conducting the necessary crash tests. bottom. In the future, we would like to proceed with the necessary procedures for resuming shipments and sales by conducting tests again with the presence of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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Government “raising wages and strengthening countermeasures against declining birthrate” This year’s basic policy outline proposal

2023-05-26 20:55:00
The government has compiled a draft outline for this year's ``Basic Policy''. Towards the realization of "new capitalism," the government plans to work on structural wage increases through labor market reforms, as well as to fundamentally strengthen countermeasures against the declining birthrate.

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Concerns over raw milk winter Industry group "Continue to expand consumption"

2023-05-26 20:25:00
An industry group has announced the outlook for the production volume of this year for raw milk, which is the raw material for milk and dairy products. While production adjustments are being made in response to a drop in demand, there are concerns that there will be surplus raw milk in the winter, so we will continue to work to expand consumption.

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Register My Number public money receiving account with another person Confirmed 20 cases, increasing in the future

2023-05-26 18:50:00
The Digital Agency has confirmed a total of 20 troubles in 14 local governments about troubles in which a "public money receipt account" that can receive national benefits etc. is registered with another person's My Number. I announced that I was going up.

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Yen exchange rate temporarily drops to the 140 yen level Selling the yen due to the widening interest rate difference between Japan and the United States

2023-05-26 18:30:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 26th, the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the 140 yen level to the dollar.

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Daihatsu Unauthorized vehicle certified by the country announced that it satisfies the standards in the in-house test

2023-05-26 18:22:00
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it had met the safety standards as a result of conducting the necessary tests in-house due to the problem that Daihatsu Motor obtained the national certification using incorrect data without conducting the necessary crash tests. bottom. In the future, we would like to proceed with the necessary procedures for resuming shipments and sales by conducting tests again with the presence of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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Stock prices rise Buy orders spread mainly for semiconductor-related stocks

2023-05-26 16:19:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 26th, buy orders spread mainly for semiconductor-related stocks, and the Nikkei Stock Average rose.

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Register My Number public money receiving account with another person Confirmed 20 cases, increasing in the future

2023-05-26 16:00:00
The Digital Agency has confirmed a total of 20 troubles in 14 local governments about troubles in which a "public money receipt account" that can receive national benefits etc. is registered with another person's My Number. I announced that I was going up.

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Alternative fuel SAF for aircraft to require 10% of supply to oil wholesalers

2023-05-26 15:56:00
Amid expectations for the spread of SAF, an alternative fuel for aircraft made from plants and waste cooking oil, toward the realization of a decarbonized society, the government has decided to supply fuel to domestic airports in 2030 for oil wholesalers. announced a policy requiring at least 10% of the total to be SAF.

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Daihatsu recalls more than 140,000 vehicles 18 models including "Move"

2023-05-26 15:22:00
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., an automobile manufacturer, notified the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of the recall of more than 140,000 vehicles, including 18 models such as the "Move," due to the risk of engine stall due to a malfunction of the fuel pump.

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Yen exchange rate temporarily drops to the low 140 yen level Selling the yen due to the widening interest rate differential between Japan and the United States

2023-05-26 12:07:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 26th, there was a growing movement to sell yen due to the widening interest rate differential between Japan and the United States, and the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the low 140 yen level to the dollar.

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Register My Number public money receiving account with another person Confirmed 20 cases, increasing in the future

2023-05-26 12:01:00
The Digital Agency has confirmed a total of 20 troubles in 14 local governments regarding troubles in which a "public money receipt account" that can receive national benefits etc. is registered with another person's My Number. I announced that I was going up.

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Tokyo 23 wards Consumer price index in May rose 3.2% year-on-year

2023-05-26 10:47:00
This month's consumer price index in Tokyo's 23 wards is a preliminary figure, and the index excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather, rose 3.2% from the same month last year. The rate of increase was 0.3 points lower than last month, but food and other items have risen to record levels.

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Japan's ``net foreign assets'' hit a record high Yen conversion value swells due to yen depreciation

2023-05-26 10:34:00
Japan's "net foreign assets", which is the amount of assets held overseas minus the amount of liabilities, has increased to 418 trillion yen at the end of last year due to the depreciation of the yen. , set a record high.

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Agricultural White Paper “Strengthening Food Security” Becomes First Major Theme

2023-05-26 10:24:00
This year's "Agricultural White Paper" was published, and as concerns about the global food crisis increased due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, etc., "strengthening food security" was set as a major theme for the first time, and agricultural products, etc. depended on imports. It is said that it is necessary to convert from the structure that

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Register My Number public money receiving account with another person Confirmed 20 cases, increasing in the future

2023-05-26 10:19:00
In connection with the trouble that the "public money receipt account" that can receive national benefits etc. It was announced that 20 troubles were confirmed. Six new troubles were confirmed in five local governments. The Digital Agency is conducting a full inspection to ensure that there are no errors in the accounts registered so far, and is requesting reports from local governments nationwide in the event of trouble, and there is a possibility that the number of cases will increase further in the future. There is also

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Tokyo 23 wards Consumer price index in May rose 3.2% year-on-year

2023-05-26 08:46:00
This month's consumer price index in Tokyo's 23 wards is a preliminary figure, and the index excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather, rose 3.2% from the same month last year. It was down 0.3 points from last month's 3.5%. Among them, "food except perishables" increased by 8.9% from the same month last year.

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APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting Begins to Discuss Supply Chains and Climate Change Responses

2023-05-26 08:02:00
The trade ministers' meeting of the APEC = Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference began in Detroit, USA on the 25th. At the G7 Hiroshima Summit, we agreed to strengthen the supply chain for important minerals, etc., but the focus is on how far APEC, which includes China and Russia, can come up with a unified response.

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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to announce joint statement on bilateral cooperation at meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce

2023-05-26 05:51:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura, who is visiting the United States, will meet with Secretary of Commerce Lemond on the 26th. Among them, it was found that the two countries will announce cooperation between the two countries as a joint statement, such as formulating a new process chart for technological development of advanced semiconductors.

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Yen exchange rate fell to 1 dollar = 140 yen level for the first time in half a year since late November last year

2023-05-26 05:31:00
In the New York foreign exchange market on the 25th, the depreciation of the yen accelerated due to the expectation that interest rate hikes would continue in the United States, and the yen exchange rate temporarily fell to the 140 yen level to the dollar for the first time in half a year.

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