2023-12-11 21:08:00
A draft of the government's Children's Future Strategy, which aims to strengthen measures against the declining birthrate, has been finalized. The plan includes easing requirements for child allowance payments and waiving university tuition fees for households supporting three or more children.
2023-12-11 21:03:00
The United Nations' climate change conference, COP28, is being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and final negotiations are underway towards the end of the session on the 12th. On the other hand, negotiations regarding the abolition of fossil fuels have stalled, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on countries to cooperate, saying, ``It's time to find a solution through compromise.''
2023-12-11 20:08:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced a policy to provide benefits equivalent to 10% of wages on top of wages to people who are working reduced hours while raising children under the age of two. By improving the situation in which people lose income due to reduced working hours, we hope to create an environment in which it is easier to raise children. On the other hand, the issue of the so-called "mommy track" has been pointed out, in which employees who take advantage of reduced working hours may not be evaluated properly or may be excluded from career advancement routes.
2023-12-11 19:17:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito parties' tax research committees are making adjustments to include a statement to the effect that they will continue to consider the "trigger clause," which suspends the taxation of the added portion of gasoline tax, in next year's tax reform outline, which will be decided soon. I did.
2023-12-11 19:03:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced a policy to provide benefits equivalent to 10% of wages on top of wages to people who are working reduced hours while raising children under the age of two. By improving the situation in which people lose income due to reduced working hours, we hope to create an environment in which it is easier to raise children. On the other hand, the issue of the so-called "mommy track" has been pointed out, in which employees who take advantage of reduced working hours may not be evaluated properly or may be excluded from career advancement routes.
2023-12-11 18:38:00
Regarding the current state of the NTT Act, the Liberal Democratic Party handed over a proposal to Prime Minister Kishida calling for the NTT Act to be abolished at the regular Diet session the year after next, as soon as necessary measures such as amending other laws are taken.
2023-12-11 18:29:00
At the beginning of the week in the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 11th, the yen fell as concerns about the US economic slowdown subsided.
2023-12-11 16:39:00
An event was held in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture on the 10th, in which people took turns reciting haiku that matched the conditions within a time limit, and competed to see how well they performed.As a special event, a showdown between AI (artificial intelligence) and humanity was also held, and the venue I excited it.
2023-12-11 15:53:00
Multiple media outlets in Taiwan have reported that an opening ceremony will be held in February next year for a factory being built in Kumamoto Prefecture by Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract manufacturer of semiconductors.
2023-12-11 15:51:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 11th, the start of the week, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 600 yen at one point, as concerns about an economic slowdown in the United States subsided.
2023-12-11 15:19:00
Regarding the "wage increase tax system," which reduces corporate taxes for companies that have raised wages above the standard, the government and ruling party have introduced measures that will allow small and medium-sized enterprises to carry forward the tax reduction for up to five years if they raise wages but end up in the red. We have started making adjustments in the direction of setting it up. The aim is to encourage a wide range of wage increases, even among small and medium-sized enterprises with large deficits.
2023-12-11 15:11:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced a policy to provide benefits equivalent to 10% of wages on top of wages to people who are working reduced hours while raising children under the age of two. By improving the situation in which people lose income due to reduced working hours, we hope to create an environment in which it is easier to raise children.
2023-12-11 15:10:00
A communication failure occurred in KDDI's mobile phone service mainly in western Japan. I think there are some people who are having trouble with voice calls and data communications. What should you do if your smartphone suddenly becomes unusable due to communication problems?
2023-12-11 14:05:00
Regarding the communication failure that occurred on the morning of the 11th with KDDI's mobile phone services such as au, the company revealed that it was caused by a failure in communication equipment covering the western Japan area.
2023-12-11 14:02:00
In next fiscal year's tax reform, the government and ruling party plan to introduce new measures to reduce corporate taxes on income earned by companies from patents and other materials researched and developed domestically. The aim is to encourage domestic research and development and increase the international competitiveness of companies by deducting 30% of income earned from patents etc. from taxation.
2023-12-11 12:48:00
The company announced that the communication failure that occurred on the morning of the 11th with KDDI's mobile phone services, including au, had been fully restored just after 10 a.m., approximately three hours after the occurrence. The cause is said to be under investigation.
2023-12-11 12:06:00
At the beginning of the week, on the 11th, the Tokyo stock market saw the Nikkei Stock Average rise by more than 600 yen in the morning, as concerns about the US economic slowdown eased.
2023-12-11 11:55:00
The company announced that the communication failure that occurred on the morning of the 11th with KDDI's mobile phone services, including au, had been fully restored just after 10 a.m., approximately three hours after the occurrence. The cause is said to be under investigation.
2023-12-11 11:00:00
KDDI's mobile phone service experienced a communication outage mainly in western Japan from the morning of the 11th (the 11th), affecting voice calls and data communications such as au, but the company confirmed that all outages were resolved after 10 a.m. announced that it has been restored. According to the company, the voice call and other problems were resolved by 9:50 a.m., and the data communication problem was resolved by around 10:10 a.m. The cause is currently under investigation, and KDDI commented, ``We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers.''
2023-12-11 10:39:00
According to the ``Corporate Business Economic Forecast Survey'' released by the Ministry of Finance and other organizations, the index showing business confidence of large companies from October this year to this month was 4.8 points, a positive figure for the third consecutive quarter.
2023-12-11 10:05:00
KDDI's mobile phone service has been experiencing communication problems mainly in western Japan since the morning of the 11th, making voice calls and data communications such as au unavailable or difficult to use. According to the company, the cause is under investigation and there is currently no prospect of recovery.
2023-12-11 09:40:00
At the beginning of the week, on the 11th, the Tokyo stock market and Nikkei average stock price rose by more than 600 yen. In the New York market on the 8th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose as the US November employment statistics announced on the day showed that the growth in the number of employed people exceeded market expectations, and concerns about an economic slowdown eased. The highest value has been updated. In response to this trend, buy orders have been increasing in the Tokyo market immediately after trading began.
2023-12-11 09:23:00
According to the ``Corporate Business Economic Forecast Survey'' released by the Ministry of Finance and other organizations, the index indicating business confidence of large companies from October to December was 4.8 points, the third consecutive quarterly positive figure. The manufacturing industry has a score of 5.7 points, and the non-manufacturing industry has a score of 4.4 points.
2023-12-11 08:48:00
According to KDDI, a communication problem has been occurring since 7 a.m. on the 11th, mainly in western Japan, making voice calls and data communications on mobile phones using the company's lines unavailable or difficult to use. is. Mobile phone services using KDDI lines such as au, UQ Mobile, and povo are affected.
2023-12-11 07:29:00
Manufacturers are moving one after another to commercialize battery replacement technology in order to shorten the time that EVs (EVs) in commercial vehicles such as trucks need to stop for charging.
2023-12-11 07:15:00
Regarding the Bank of Japan's Tankan (Short-term Economic Observation Survey on Enterprises), which will be released on the 13th, many private sector forecasts predict that the economic outlook of large companies and manufacturing industries will improve for the third consecutive quarter on the back of a recovery in automobile production. Masu.
2023-12-11 05:41:00
The Federal Reserve Board of the United States will hold a meeting to decide on monetary policy for two days from the 12th. With inflation trending towards a slowdown, there is a growing expectation in the market that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates for the third consecutive meeting, and there is growing interest in how much interest rates will be cut next year.
