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Economic news(2024/01/18)


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Fujitsu considers compensation for victims of UK Post Office fraud case

2024-01-18 22:52:00
Amid renewed criticism of Fujitsu, which supplied the accounting system believed to be the cause of the misdemeanor scandal surrounding the British Post Office, the company issued a statement on the 18th, and said it would consult with the British government and offer its support to the victims. indicated that they would consider compensation.

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry investigates transactions with subcontractors and erroneously reports ``possible violation''

2024-01-18 21:04:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry conducted an online survey of approximately 7,800 companies to confirm whether transactions with subcontractors were being conducted appropriately. It was revealed that the notification had been mistakenly made saying, ``There is a risk that there is a risk.''

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Keidanren chairman promotes price pass-on of raw materials, etc. to raise wages in spring labor union

2024-01-18 19:44:00
In a meeting with managers of Kansai companies, Keidanren Chairman Tokura expressed the idea that it is important to promote price pass-through of raw material and labor costs in order to raise wages at small and medium-sized enterprises during this year's spring labor union. .

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Advance ticket sales for Expo ``Business community plans to purchase approximately 6.5 million tickets out of the target of 7 million tickets''

2024-01-18 19:39:00
The Expo Association, which is the main body responsible for organizing the Osaka-Kansai Expo, hopes to sell 14 million advance tickets out of the 23 million admission tickets it aims to sell, and has asked the business community to sell half of that, or 7 million tickets. We are calling for purchase. Regarding this, Masayoshi Matsumoto, chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation (Kansai Economic Federation), appealed to companies and others to purchase during a meeting with Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Saito, who visited Osaka. , revealed that they have reached a target of approximately 6.5 million copies.

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Last week, when the stock price recovered to the 35,000 yen level, net purchases by foreign investors amounted to more than 900 billion yen.

2024-01-18 18:44:00
Last week, when the Nikkei Stock Average returned to the 35,000 yen level for the first time since the bubble period of 1990, foreign investors made net purchases of over 900 billion yen, the largest amount since June of last year.

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Yen market: Small price movements “While dollar buying is occurring, there is also a sense of caution over the sudden depreciation of the yen”

2024-01-18 18:31:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 18th, the yen exchange rate showed slight price movements.

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Major department store to establish business succession fund to support companies lacking successors

2024-01-18 18:23:00
In an effort to support small and medium-sized businesses and long-established companies that are suffering from a lack of successors, major department store company J. Front Retailing has decided to establish a fund to carry out ``business succession'' to take over the company. This is the first time a domestic retailer has established such a fund.

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Keidanren chairman promotes price pass-on of raw materials, etc. to raise wages in spring labor union

2024-01-18 16:26:00
In a meeting with managers of Kansai companies, Keidanren Chairman Tokura expressed the idea that it is important to promote price pass-through of raw material and labor costs in order to raise wages at small and medium-sized enterprises during this year's spring labor union. .

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Japan ranks first in South Korea's beer imports for the first time in five years

2024-01-18 16:12:00
Last year, beer imported from Japan in South Korea amounted to 8.2 billion yen, ranking first in the country for the first time in five years.

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Dai-ichi Life HD to raise starting salary by 16% for university graduate employees joining in April

2024-01-18 13:24:00
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, a major life insurance company, has decided to increase the starting salary of university graduates who join the company in April by 16%. As competition for human resources intensifies, there are a number of moves to improve the treatment of the younger generation.

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[Explanation] Will life change in 2024? What about prices, wage increases, and interest rates?

2024-01-18 13:11:00
2024 has started. It is said that this year will be a ``year of transition'' in which the Japanese economic environment will undergo major changes. In particular, commentator Junko Imai will explain in detail three points that have a big impact on people's lives: ``high prices,'' ``wages,'' and ``interest rates.'' (Video: 8 minutes 53 seconds)

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Uniqlo sues mail-order site “SHEIN” operating company over “sales of counterfeit products”

2024-01-18 12:44:00
Uniqlo has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against three companies, including its operating company, in the Tokyo District Court over the sale of counterfeit shoulder bags on the Chinese fashion online shopping site SHEIN. They are seeking a suspension of sales and approximately 160 million yen in damages.

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Keidanren Chairman: “Recovery of the disaster-stricken areas and preparations for the Expo should proceed in parallel”

2024-01-18 12:32:00
On the 18th, Keidanren Chairman Tokura, who is the head of the Expo Association, which is the main organizer of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, inspected the planned venue site and said that it is important to proceed with the restoration of areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake and preparations for holding the Expo in parallel. This idea was expressed.

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Uniqlo sues mail-order site “SHEIN” operating company over “sales of counterfeit products”

2024-01-18 12:04:00
Uniqlo has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against three companies, including its operating company, in the Tokyo District Court over the sale of counterfeit shoulder bags on the Chinese fashion online shopping site SHEIN. They are seeking a suspension of sales and approximately 160 million yen in damages.

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Samsung Electronics' new smartphone uses AI to translate calls in 13 languages ​​including Japanese

2024-01-18 11:24:00
South Korea's Samsung Electronics has announced a new smartphone that uses AI to simultaneously translate the contents of a call into various languages ​​and convey it via voice, and the use of AI in mobile devices is expected to expand in the future. Masu.

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NY market: Yen depreciates; price drops to 148 yen to the dollar for the first time in about a month and a half

2024-01-18 01:44:00
At the New York foreign exchange market on the 17th, the yen depreciated against the backdrop of a decline in expectations that interest rates would be cut early this year in the United States, and at one point the yen dropped to $1 for the first time in about a month and a half. = The price has fallen to the 148 yen level.

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