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Economic news(2023/06/27)


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Proof-of-concept for introduction of age verification using Minacard

2023-06-27 21:06:00
An organization affiliated with the Digital Agency and convenience store companies has decided to start a demonstration experiment to introduce age verification using My Number cards so that alcoholic beverages and cigarettes can be purchased at self-checkouts.

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Malfunction of Mobile Suica and PASMO Restored after about 2 hours

2023-06-27 20:35:00
From the evening of the 27th, mobile Suica and PASMO, which pay for fares, experienced problems such as being unable to charge with the app from Apple terminals, but it was restored after about 2 hours.

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Malfunction of Mobile Suica and PASMO Restored after 6:30 pm

2023-06-27 19:28:00
According to JR East, problems such as mobile Suica that occurred on Apple's terminals were restored after 6:30 pm. Mobile PASMO also announced that the problem was restored.

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Toyo Construction More than half of the directors proposed by major shareholders are elected at the general meeting of shareholders

2023-06-27 19:07:00
A general meeting of shareholders of Toyo Construction Co., Ltd., which handles civil engineering work for ports and harbors, was held. It was an unusual form in which 7 directors, or more than half, were occupied by directors proposed by major shareholders.

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Mobile Suica and PASMO can not be charged with the app from some terminals

2023-06-27 19:07:00
From the evening of the 27th, mobile Suica and PASMO, which pay for fares, have problems such as being unable to charge with the app from some terminals.

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Yen exchange rate fell to 1 euro = 157 yen level The weak yen level for the first time in about 15 years

2023-06-27 18:43:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 27th, the yen exchange rate dropped to 1 euro = 157 yen level, the lowest level in about 15 years since September 2008. On the other hand, against the dollar, it was traded at 1 dollar = 143 yen level.

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Mobile Suica Mobile PASMO app cannot be charged

2023-06-27 18:04:00
According to JR East, as of 5:00 pm on the 27th, there is a problem that "Mobile Suica", which pays fares, cannot be charged with the app. JR East is investigating the detailed cause. At JR East, a system failure occurred three days ago, temporarily making it impossible to use credit cards at station premises and ticket vending machines, as well as being unable to charge with the "Mobile Suica" app, and trouble continues. .

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New strategy, including cost burden according to government CO2 emissions, to be formulated in mid-July

2023-06-27 16:26:00
The government plans to formulate a new strategy by the end of July to swiftly implement measures such as the introduction of a "carbon pricing" system in which companies bear the costs according to the amount of carbon dioxide emissions. I decided.

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The stock price temporarily dropped by nearly 400 yen due to a sense of caution about the future of the US economy

2023-06-27 15:56:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 27th, sell orders spread mainly for semiconductor-related stocks due to a sense of caution about the future of the US economy, and the Nikkei Stock Average dropped nearly 400 yen at one point.

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Toyo Construction More than half of the directors proposed by major shareholders are elected at the general meeting of shareholders

2023-06-27 15:24:00
A general meeting of shareholders of Toyo Construction Co., Ltd., which handles civil engineering work for ports and harbors, was held. It was an unusual form in which 7 directors, or more than half, were occupied by directors proposed by major shareholders.

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Appoints Director-General of Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau Yuji Iida as New Administrative Vice-Minister

2023-06-27 15:10:00
Yuji Iida, Director-General of the Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, will be appointed as the new administrative vice-minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

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Toyo Construction More than half of the directors proposed by major shareholders are elected at the general meeting of shareholders

2023-06-27 15:04:00
A general meeting of shareholders of Toyo Construction Co., Ltd., which handles civil engineering work for ports and harbors, was held. It was an unusual form in which 7 directors, or more than half, were occupied by directors proposed by major shareholders.

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Acquisition of JSR by the Innovation Investment Corporation METI Minister Nishimura “For strengthening industrial competitiveness”

2023-06-27 14:39:00
Following the announcement by the Innovation Investment Corporation of Japan, a public-private fund, to acquire JSR, the world's leading semiconductor materials company, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura expressed his hope that this would lead to strengthening of Japan's industrial competitiveness.

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Preferential measures for simplifying export procedures South Korea returned to target countries

2023-06-27 14:10:00
At a cabinet meeting on the 27th, the government formally decided to return South Korea to the list of eligible countries for preferential treatment that can simplify export procedures from July.

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Toyo Construction More than half of the directors proposed by major shareholders are elected at the general meeting of shareholders

2023-06-27 13:38:00
A general meeting of shareholders of Toyo Construction Co., Ltd., which handles civil engineering work for harbors, was held in Tokyo, and as a result of deliberating on the election of director candidates submitted by the company and the asset management company, which is a major shareholder, the director candidates independently recommended by the major shareholders. Seven out of nine were voted in favor and elected. On the other hand, only six of the 11 director candidates proposed by the company were appointed. As a result, seven of the 13 people appointed as directors, more than half, were directors proposed by major shareholders. The asset management company, which is a major shareholder, made a takeover offer to the company last year, but the company showed a stance against this.

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Preferential measures for simplifying export procedures South Korea returned to target countries

2023-06-27 12:35:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura announced at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 27th that the cabinet has officially decided to return South Korea to the list of eligible countries for preferential treatment that can simplify export procedures.

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Financial assets held by individuals hit a record high of 2,043 trillion yen Bank of Japan

2023-06-27 11:35:00
Financial assets such as deposits and stocks held by individuals reached 2,043 trillion yen at the end of March, a record high. The main reason is the rise in stock prices.

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, "White Paper on International Economy and Trade" includes strengthening cooperation with the Global South

2023-06-27 10:59:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has compiled this year's "white paper on trade", and while the confrontation between the United States and China continues, the so-called "economic coercion" that puts pressure on the partner country with export restrictions etc. For the first time, we have included a policy to strengthen cooperation with emerging and developing countries.

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Guideline for stable procurement of important minerals and hydrogen, strengthening relations with producing countries Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

2023-06-27 06:43:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has designated countries that produce these minerals as priority countries and is working to strengthen relations with them, stating that there is an increasing need for stable procurement of important minerals and hydrogen in order to realize a decarbonized society. A set of foreign policy guidelines.

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New strategy for introducing carbon pricing to be formulated by the end of next month

2023-06-27 06:40:00
The government plans to formulate a new strategy by the end of next month to swiftly implement measures such as the introduction of a "carbon pricing" system in which companies bear the cost according to the amount of carbon dioxide emissions. became.

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