Economic news(2024/02/21)
Houthi attack on ships affects food arriving in Japan due to delays
2024-02-21 21:44:00
As the Houthis have repeatedly attacked ships in the Red Sea area, there have been a number of cases in which maritime transport has been canceled or significantly diverted through routes such as the Suez Canal. As a result, food products arriving in Japan are being affected by delays in their arrival and significant increases in transportation costs.
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ENEOS Holdings Group company chairman dismissed for sexual harassment
2024-02-21 20:55:00
Japan Renewable Energy, a renewable energy business and a group company of ENEOS Holdings, the largest oil distributor, has dismissed its chairman, Anmo, after he was accused of sexually harassing a woman at a social gathering. announced. Two years ago and last year, the then-chairman and president of ENEOS Holdings resigned or were dismissed after being accused of inappropriate behavior toward women.
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Spring Labor: Honda and Mazda fully respond; will wage increases spread at high levels?
2024-02-21 19:43:00
Honda and Mazda responded in full to the labor union on the 21st due to this year's spring labor union, making it the fastest response among major automakers. Both companies plan to raise wages at a high level, and the focus will be on whether this movement will spread further.
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Ishikawa Farmland and other areas were damaged, and there are no prospects for recovery, and farmers voice concerns
2024-02-21 19:38:00
The Noto Peninsula Earthquake damaged farmland and irrigation canals in various parts of Ishikawa Prefecture, and as there is still no outlook for recovery, farmers who are unable to resume farming are expressing anxiety.
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February monthly economic report: economic outlook revised downward for the first time in three months
2024-02-21 19:32:00
The government compiled its monthly economic report for February and revised its assessment of the economy downward for the first time in three months. In addition to sluggish consumer spending due to the impact of high prices, production activity has also declined due to the suspension of operations at automakers' factories.
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ENEOS Holdings Group company chairman dismissed for sexual harassment
2024-02-21 19:02:00
Japan Renewable Energy, a renewable energy business and a group company of ENEOS Holdings, the largest oil distributor, has dismissed its chairman, Anmo, after he was accused of sexually harassing a woman at a social gathering. announced. Two years ago and last year, the then-chairman and president of ENEOS Holdings resigned or were dismissed after being accused of inappropriate behavior toward women.
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Spring Labor: Honda and Mazda fully respond; will wage increases spread at high levels?
2024-02-21 18:56:00
Honda and Mazda responded in full to the labor union on the 21st due to this year's spring labor union, making it the fastest response among major automakers. Both companies plan to raise wages at a high level, and the focus will be on whether this movement will spread further.
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Izumi suffers from cyber attack, system failure affects purchasing Will it be a long-term issue?
2024-02-21 18:44:00
Izumi, headquartered in Hiroshima and operating large-scale commercial facilities such as Yume Town in western Japan, has suffered a cyberattack, resulting in a system failure that has affected the purchase of some products. The impact is expected to be long-term, and the company is trying to limit the impact as much as possible by placing orders individually instead of using the system.
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Yen market price rises slightly
2024-02-21 18:40:00
On the 21st, the yen rose slightly against the dollar in the Tokyo foreign exchange market.
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JR East and Japan Post to start baggage collection service at station lockers
2024-02-21 18:38:00
Amid challenges such as dealing with the ``2024 problem'' in logistics, JR East and Japan Post will begin a service by the end of the new fiscal year that allows users to receive Yu-Pack packages at multi-functional lockers installed at stations. It happened.
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“Unlike the bubble period, stock prices will continue to rise” Chairman of the Japan Securities Dealers Association
2024-02-21 17:35:00
Regarding the fact that the Nikkei Stock Average has risen to a level approaching the all-time high reached during the bubble period, Toshio Morita, chairman of the Japan Securities Dealers Association, said that the situation is different from then and that the rising trend of stock prices will continue in the future. I showed it.
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“Snow Peak” managers aim to go private by buying back their own shares
2024-02-21 17:32:00
Snow Peak, an outdoor equipment manufacturer located in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, is aiming to go private by conducting a management buyout (MBO) in which its managers purchase the company's publicly traded stock.
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Spring Labor: Honda and Mazda fully respond; will wage increases spread at high levels?
2024-02-21 17:06:00
Honda and Mazda responded in full to the labor union on the 21st due to this year's spring labor union, making it the fastest response among major automakers. Both companies plan to raise wages at a high level, and the focus will be on whether this movement will spread further.
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ENEOS Holdings Group company chairman dismissed for sexual harassment
2024-02-21 16:46:00
Japan Renewable Energy, a major renewable energy company and a group company of ENEOS Holdings, the largest oil distributor, has dismissed its chairman, Anshimo, from his position on the 21st, after he was accused of sexual harassment at a social gathering. announced.
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Stock price temporarily fell by more than 200 yen, closing price was 38,262 yen.16
2024-02-21 16:09:00
On the 21st, the Tokyo stock market, the Nikkei Stock Average, temporarily fell by more than 200 yen, closing at the 38,200 yen level.
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Izumi suffers from cyber attack and system failure affects purchasing of some products
2024-02-21 15:26:00
Izumi, headquartered in Hiroshima, which operates large-scale commercial facilities such as Yume Town in western Japan, has announced that it has suffered a system failure due to a cyber attack, affecting the purchase of some products. Did. There are currently no prospects for recovery.
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Spring Labor: Honda and Mazda fully respond; will wage increases spread at high levels?
2024-02-21 15:18:00
Honda and Mazda responded in full to the labor union on the 21st due to this year's spring labor union, making it the fastest response among major automakers. Both companies plan to raise wages at a high level, and the focus will be on whether this movement will spread further.
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Domestic shipments of white goods in January decreased by 5.4% compared to the same month last year, negative for the first time in three months
2024-02-21 15:06:00
Domestic shipments of white goods decreased for the first time in three months in January, and growth continues to be sluggish in reaction to replacement demand three years ago.
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Nikkei average stock price fell by more than 200 yen at one point and remained in the low 38,000 yen range
2024-02-21 12:47:00
Major stock indexes all fell in the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 21st and the New York Stock Exchange on the 20th, and the Nikkei Stock Average at one point fell by more than 200 yen, remaining in the low 38,000 yen range.
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January trade balance deficit of 1,758.3 billion yen, first deficit in two months
2024-02-21 10:43:00
Last month's trade balance was a deficit of over 1.7 trillion yen, the first trade deficit in two months. Although the deficit has been reduced by about half compared to the same month last year due to an increase in automobile exports, it is still a significant deficit.
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Nikkei average stock price fell by more than 200 yen at one point and remained in the low 38,000 yen range
2024-02-21 10:03:00
In the Tokyo stock market on the 21st, the Nikkei Stock Average fell by more than 200 yen at one point and remained in the low 38,000 yen range, as all major stock indexes fell in the New York market on the 20th. Masu.
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Musk says patient with device implanted in brain "can operate a mouse just by thinking"
2024-02-21 09:22:00
American entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed that patients who had a small device developed by his venture company implanted in their brains were able to move a mouse just by thinking.
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January trade balance deficit of 1,758.3 billion yen, first deficit in two months
2024-02-21 09:02:00
According to the January trade statistics released by the Ministry of Finance, the trade balance, which is calculated by subtracting imports from exports, was a deficit of 1,758.3 billion yen. This is the first time in two months that the trade balance has been in the red.
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Floating offshore wind power generation: Demonstration experiments to be carried out from next fiscal year for practical use
2024-02-21 05:28:00
As the expansion of the introduction of renewable energy becomes an issue, demonstration experiments aimed at the practical application of a type of offshore wind power generation called "floating", in which wind turbines are floated on the sea, will begin next fiscal year.
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Chiba Kashiwa city to purchase former Sogo Kashiwa department store site for 8.6 billion yen
2024-02-21 05:01:00
Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, will purchase the former site of the Sogo Kashiwa Department Store, which closed eight years ago at the east exit of Kashiwa Station, from the landowner, a major real estate company, for 8.6 billion yen.
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