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Economic news(2024/05/07)


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Two Japanese daily necessities manufacturers jointly develop pesticide to combat dengue fever

2024-05-07 21:44:00
As mosquito-borne dengue fever spreads in Southeast Asia and elsewhere, two competing daily goods manufacturers in Japan have jointly developed a mosquito extermination spray using new technology and will begin selling it in Thailand.

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Some products of Workman's work clothes will be priced higher this year due to the weak yen

2024-05-07 21:00:00
Workman, which operates a chain of stores selling work clothes, has announced that it will raise the prices of some products this fiscal year in response to the depreciation of the yen.

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Bank of Japan Governor Ueda meets Prime Minister to “pay close attention and confirm the depreciation of the yen”

2024-05-07 20:27:00
As the yen continues to weaken and rise to the dollar level for the first time in 34 years, Bank of Japan Governor Ueda met with Prime Minister Kishida and exchanged opinions on exchange rate trends. After the meeting, Governor Ueda told reporters, ``We confirmed that we will be paying close attention to the depreciation of the yen.''

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Yen market price: Increased by more than 1 yen from the 2nd to the upper 153 yen to mid 154 yen range to the dollar

2024-05-07 18:28:00
The Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 7th, just after the holidays, rose by more than 1 yen compared to the 2nd of this month, before the holidays, and was trading between the high 153 yen and mid 154 yen to the dollar.

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Nintendo to announce successor to Nintendo Switch by end of March next year

2024-05-07 18:15:00
"Nintendo" has announced that it will announce a new home game console that will be the successor to the popular game console "Nintendo Switch" by the end of March next year.

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Ishikawa seafood processing company increases production of dried fish due to decreased demand for fresh fish, moves to online sales

2024-05-07 16:42:00
A local seafood processing company that has been supplying fresh fish to the Wakura hot spring town in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, is now able to sell it online as it is unclear when hot spring inns and hotels will resume operations. We aim to increase the amount of dried fish produced and secure sales.

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Stock price rose by more than 600 yen at one point

2024-05-07 15:23:00
On the 7th, just after the holidays, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 600 yen at one point.

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Intel and 14 Japanese companies to jointly develop semiconductor production process automation

2024-05-07 14:26:00
American semiconductor giant Intel and 14 Japanese companies have decided to embark on a joint development project aimed at automating the semiconductor production process called the "back-end process." Post-processing is the stage for technological competition to improve the performance of semiconductor products, and the aim is to strengthen international competitiveness through automation.

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Stock price rose by more than 600 yen at one point

2024-05-07 11:58:00
On the 7th, just after the holidays, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 600 yen.

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Daihatsu reopens head office factory for the first time in about four and a half months; all domestic factories are in operation

2024-05-07 11:16:00
On the 7th, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. resumed production at its main factory in Ikeda City, Osaka, for the first time in about four and a half months, after it had been suspended due to fraudulent acquisition of national certification. This means that all four automobile factories in Japan are now operational.

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Stock price rises by more than 600 yen due to rise in NY market stock index

2024-05-07 09:25:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 7th after the holidays, the Nikkei average stock price rose by more than 600 yen. Following the results of last month's U.S. employment statistics, there is a growing view that it is not too late for the Federal Reserve Board to start lowering interest rates, and major stock indexes were aligned in the New York market on the 3rd and 6th. It rose. Continuing this trend, buy orders have been placed in the Tokyo market immediately after the start of trading, mainly for semiconductor-related stocks.

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Rice trading market opened in October last year. Eight transactions were completed.

2024-05-07 06:34:00
The rice trading market, which was opened in October last year with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, has concluded only eight transactions in the past six months. Since it was expected to be a forum for openly determining rice prices, the challenge is how to revitalize it in the future.

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Growing movement to strengthen "data sovereignty" to prevent data from being transferred overseas

2024-05-07 06:33:00
A concept called ``data sovereignty,'' in which data from cloud services and other sources is stored domestically to ensure its safety, is becoming widespread among companies. Under these circumstances, there is a growing movement among Japanese companies involved in services to strengthen measures to prevent data from being transferred overseas.

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Efforts to utilize “digital twin” technology for urban development are expanding

2024-05-07 06:31:00
Construction companies are increasingly working to utilize a technology called ``digital twin,'' which reproduces real-world streets and buildings exactly in digital space, for urban development.

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Yen exchange rate (NY) Temporarily fell to the 154 yen level to the dollar, and the yen depreciated again.

2024-05-07 02:49:00
At the New York foreign exchange market on the 6th, the yen price temporarily fell to the 154 yen level to the dollar. Last week, the yen appreciated by more than 8 yen due to speculation that the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan had repeatedly intervened in the market, and in reaction to this, there was a move to buy back dollars, and the yen is depreciating again.

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