Economic news(2024/06/05)
Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture and President of JR Tokai meet for the first time “Maglev: Balancing environmental conservation”
2024-06-05 18:58:00
Shizuoka Prefecture Governor Yasutomo Suzuki and JR Tokai President Shunsuke Niwa met for the first time on the 5th regarding the ``Maglev Shinkansen'', which has not yet begun construction in Shizuoka Prefecture, and Governor Suzuki stated, ``We need to promote the linear project.'' I conveyed the idea that we should strive for both securing water resources and preserving the environment.
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Whiskey maker Demand expected to increase domestically and overseas Moves to strengthen business
2024-06-05 18:20:00
Anticipating that demand for domestically produced whisky, as well as whiskey both domestically and internationally, will continue to grow, manufacturers are increasingly making new investments to strengthen their businesses, such as increasing distillery equipment.
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Yen market price decline
2024-06-05 18:06:00
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 5th, the yen exchange rate fell.
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More than 4,900 companies engaged in spring labor, average wage increase rate 5.08%, low trend among small and medium-sized enterprises, aggregated by the Federation
2024-06-05 17:06:00
When a federation of labor organizations compiled responses as of the 3rd during this year's spring labor union, it was found that the average wage increase rate for more than 4,900 companies decreased by 0.09 points from the previous survey to 5.08%. The average wage increase rate continues to be lower for small and medium-sized enterprises compared to large enterprises, and the focus is on whether they can continue to maintain a high level of over 5%.
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The Fair Trade Commission gave guidance on ``buy-tataki'', etc. More than 8,000 cases were made last year, and 13 recommendations were made.
2024-06-05 16:55:00
As labor costs and raw material prices continue to rise, the Fair Trade Commission has issued guidance based on the Subcontract Act, including in cases where businesses have engaged in "buy-bashing" practices that unfairly set transaction prices with subcontractors. The number of cases exceeded 8,000 for the second consecutive year last year, and the number of recommendations was 13, the highest in the past 10 years.
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Wage increase rate for small and medium-sized enterprises: average of 3.62% for full-time employees, first survey conducted by Nissho
2024-06-05 14:39:00
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry conducted its first survey on the wage increase situation at small and medium-sized enterprises, and found that the average wage increase rate for full-time employees this year was 3.62%.
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DMM Bitcoin announces 55 billion yen procurement plan to guarantee against unauthorized leakage
2024-06-05 12:42:00
``DMM Bitcoin'', which operates a crypto asset exchange business, has announced plans to raise a total of 55 billion yen from group companies by the 10th of this month in order to guarantee all customers' Bitcoins that have been illegally leaked.
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stock price fall
2024-06-05 11:53:00
Stock prices on the Tokyo stock market on the 5th are falling.
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducts on-site inspection at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Fraud in motorcycle performance tests
2024-06-05 10:12:00
Following Toyota Motor Corporation, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on the 5th that Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, We have begun an on-site inspection of our headquarters.
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Rapidus aims to domestically produce cutting-edge semiconductors, considers government guarantee for financing
2024-06-05 07:15:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to consider providing government guarantees for loans to companies in order to support the financing of Rapidus, which aims to domestically produce cutting-edge semiconductors. After making adjustments within the government, we would like to submit the necessary bills to the Diet, but it is unusual for a government guarantee to be given to an individual company.
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Matching shipper needs and transportation plans Efforts to improve logistics efficiency
2024-06-05 06:23:00
Amid concerns about the lack of transportation capacity due to the 2024 problem in logistics, efforts are expanding to improve the efficiency of logistics by better matching the shipping needs of shippers with the transportation plans of shipping companies.
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Yen exchange rate (NY) temporarily rose to the mid-154 yen level for the first time in about 3 weeks
2024-06-05 05:34:00
At the New York foreign exchange market on the 4th, the yen briefly rose to the mid-154 yen level to the dollar for the first time in about three weeks, due to expectations that interest rate cuts in the United States will start sooner.
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