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Economic news(2024/01/09)


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Noto Peninsula Earthquake Impact on Japanese Economy “Depressing GDP by tens of billions of yen”

2024-01-09 19:58:00
Regarding the immediate impact of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake on Japan's economy, private estimates suggest that it will reduce GDP (gross domestic product) by several tens of billions of yen. However, the full extent of the damage is unknown, and the actual impact needs to be viewed with a wide range of perspectives.

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Pacific saury last year's catch increased for the first time in five years but remains at a low level

2024-01-09 19:07:00
Last year's catch of saury, which has suffered from historically poor catches, started to increase for the first time in five years, but remains at a low level.

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Yen market price rise

2024-01-09 18:54:00
The yen exchange rate rose on the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 9th after the holidays.

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Yamato Transport contracts terminated for approximately 25,000 people; delivery workers protest

2024-01-09 18:10:00
Yamato Transport, a major delivery company, plans to terminate its contracts with approximately 25,000 individual business owners responsible for deliveries by the end of this month, prompting protests by delivery workers and labor unions demanding a withdrawal. We carried out activities.

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Sony and Honda develop generative AI system with Microsoft for in-vehicle use

2024-01-09 18:00:00
Sony Group and Honda announced a new strategy for EV = electric vehicles that both companies are developing at the technology trade show ``CES'' opening in Las Vegas, USA. The company is jointly developing an in-vehicle system that uses generative AI with Microsoft in the United States, and plans to install it in cars scheduled for release next year in 2025.

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"Output gap" estimated value for July-September last year - Bank of Japan negative for 14 consecutive quarters

2024-01-09 17:30:00
The Bank of Japan announced estimates for the period from July to September last year of the ``output gap,'' the difference between demand and supply in the Japanese economy, which is important when determining the momentum of price increases, and it has been negative for 14 consecutive quarters. I did.

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The value of seafood exports to China in November last year was 86% lower than in the same month of the previous year.

2024-01-09 16:33:00
The value of seafood exports to China in November last year was 86% lower than in the same month the previous year due to China's continued suspension of imports. Meanwhile, efforts to explore export destinations other than China continue, including a significant increase in scallop exports to the United States.

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Stock prices rise to the highest in 33 years and 10 months since the bubble period

2024-01-09 16:10:00
On the 9th, just after the holidays, the Nikkei Stock Average hit its highest price in 33 years and 10 months since March 1990 during the bubble period.

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Yamato Transport contracts terminated for approximately 25,000 people; delivery workers protest

2024-01-09 15:22:00
Yamato Transport, a major delivery company, plans to terminate its contracts with approximately 25,000 individual business owners responsible for deliveries by the end of this month, prompting protests by delivery workers and labor unions demanding a withdrawal. We carried out activities.

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Stock price rose more than 600 yen at one point to the 33,900 yen level since the bubble period

2024-01-09 12:37:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 9th, just after the holidays, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 600 yen at one point, and during trading hours it hit the 33,900 yen level for the first time in 33 years and 10 months since March 1990 during the bubble period. I did.

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Tokyo's 23 Wards Last year's consumer price index increased by 3.0% compared to the previous year, the first time in 41 years

2024-01-09 11:28:00
The consumer price index for Tokyo's 23 wards last year was preliminary, and the index excluding fresh food, which is subject to large fluctuations due to weather, rose 3.0% compared to the previous year. This is the first time in 41 years since 1982 that the annual rate of increase has been in the 3% range.

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November Household Survey Real consumption decreased by 2.9% compared to the same month last year, 9 consecutive months of decline

2024-01-09 10:38:00
The amount spent by households of two or more people on consumption in November last year was 2.9% lower than in the same month of the previous year in real terms, excluding price changes. This was the ninth consecutive month of declines compared to the same month of the previous year, due to a decline in food spending due to rising prices of vegetables.

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Stock price rose more than 600 yen at one point to the 33,900 yen level since the bubble period

2024-01-09 09:41:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 9th, just after the holidays, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 600 yen at one point, reaching the 33,900 yen level.

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November Household Survey Real consumption decreased by 2.9% compared to the same month last year, 9 consecutive months of decline

2024-01-09 09:05:00
According to the household budget survey released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in November last year, the amount spent by households of two or more people on consumption was 286,922 yen, which is a 2.9% increase from the same month in the previous year in real terms excluding price changes. %It has been reduced. Consumer spending has declined for nine consecutive months.

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Tokyo's 23 Wards Last year's consumer price index increased by 3.0% compared to the previous year, the first time in 41 years

2024-01-09 09:00:00
The consumer price index for Tokyo's 23 wards last year was preliminary, and the index excluding fresh food, which is subject to large fluctuations due to weather, increased by 3.0% compared to the previous year. This is the first time in 41 years since 1982 that the annual rate of increase has been in the 3% range.

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Generative AI Provision of domestic services developed by Japanese companies to start one after another

2024-01-09 06:21:00
As the use of generative AI expands, this year, Japanese companies will begin providing domestically produced services one after another. In order to expand its use in Japan, the challenge is whether we can create an effective mechanism to ensure the safety of AI.

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Bank of Japan makes difficult decisions in determining whether to shift to large-scale monetary easing policy

2024-01-09 06:14:00
This year, the Bank of Japan will begin assessing whether to reverse its long-standing large-scale monetary easing measures. The premise for a policy change is that the 2% price stability target, accompanied by wage increases, can be expected to be achieved, but the Bank of Japan is forced to make a difficult decision as uncertainty surrounding the domestic and international economies remains high. It will be.

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