2024-08-20 22:00:00
Kumon Institute of Education, which operates cram schools, announced that the personal information of over 739,000 people, including students and parents, was leaked due to a cyber attack on a company to which it outsourced services.
2024-08-20 20:58:00
"Rice is nowhere to be found" - there are many comments on social media about how difficult it is to get rice. Some direct sales stores have actually run out of stock and are unable to sell rice. What will happen in the future?
2024-08-20 19:30:00
Kumon Institute of Education, which operates cram schools, announced that the personal information of over 739,000 people, including students and parents, was leaked due to a cyber attack on a company to which it outsourced services.
2024-08-20 18:12:00
On the 20th, the yen fell slightly against the dollar on the Tokyo foreign exchange market.
2024-08-20 18:05:00
"Rice is nowhere to be found" - there are many comments on social media about how difficult it is to get rice. Some direct sales stores have actually run out of stock and are unable to sell rice. What will happen in the future?
2024-08-20 18:00:00
Rice futures trading has officially started at the Dojima Exchange in Osaka, and a ceremony was held on the 20th. Attention is focused on whether this will lead to increased trading activity and improved transparency in rice prices.
2024-08-20 17:06:00
Due to the global semiconductor shortage, new issuance of Suica and PASMO transportation IC cards has been suspended in principle since last year, but sales of named cards linked to personal information will resume from next month 1st.
2024-08-20 16:36:00
The number of new condominiums released in July in the greater Tokyo area was down by about 40% compared to the same month last year. Rising construction costs and labor shortages have led to a continued halt in development, particularly in Tokyo's 23 wards.
2024-08-20 15:42:00
On the 20th, the Tokyo stock market saw an across-the-board rise due to rising US stock prices and the weakening of the yen, with the Nikkei average at one point rising by more than 800 yen.
2024-08-20 15:36:00
On the 20th, 14 companies established a new organization to create new eco-friendly tourism plans. The organization will work on "sustainable tourism" by choosing transportation methods that reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
2024-08-20 13:58:00
It has become clear that General Motors, a major American automobile manufacturer, will be cutting staff in its software division and other areas. American media reports that the number of cuts will exceed 1,000, and it appears that full-scale restructuring is underway amid accelerating adoption of IT and electrification in cars.
2024-08-20 12:54:00
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 20th, the Nikkei Stock Average expanded its gains in the afternoon, at one point rising by more than 800 yen.
2024-08-20 11:59:00
On the 20th, the Tokyo stock market saw an almost across-the-board rise due to rising US stock prices, with the Nikkei average stock price rising by more than 700 yen at one point.
2024-08-20 10:45:00
On the 20th, the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose by more than 600 yen at one point. In addition to the rise in all major stock price indexes on the New York Market on the 19th, the yen's exchange rate on the foreign exchange market has been moving in a somewhat weaker direction, leading to a spread of buy orders for a wide range of stocks, mainly export-related stocks such as semiconductors and automobiles.
2024-08-20 09:25:00
On the 20th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange saw an overall rise, with the Nikkei Stock Average rising by more than 500 yen. In addition to the rise in all major stock price indexes in the New York market on the 19th, the yen's exchange rate in the foreign exchange market has been moving in a somewhat weaker direction, leading to a rise in buy orders for export-related stocks such as semiconductors and automobiles.
2024-08-20 06:57:00
A Cabinet Office analysis has revealed that people aged 80 and over have high levels of financial assets such as savings and stocks. The difference with those in their early 60s is only about 15%, and the government says this is due to an increased tendency to save in preparation for longer lifespans.
2024-08-20 06:50:00
As the number of vacant houses reaches an all-time high, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has raised the upper limit of compensation that dealers can receive for buying and selling vacant houses, aiming to reduce the number of vacant houses by revitalizing the market.
2024-08-20 04:26:00
The National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations (Zengyoren) announced that the online shopping site it operates was illegally accessed, and that over 20,000 pieces of personal information of customers may have been leaked. It also said that over 10,000 pieces of credit card information may have been leaked.
2024-08-20 04:18:00
Seven & i Holdings announced that it had received an acquisition proposal from Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard.
