2024-11-27 22:16:00
An exhibition showcasing the latest products and technologies focusing on "powders" used in food, cosmetics, etc. began in Tokyo on the 27th.
2024-11-27 22:05:00
Marubeni, a major trading company, announced that Managing Director Akiyuki Omoto will be promoted to president in April 2025. Omoto indicated that he would carefully assess the impact that policy shifts by U.S. President-elect Trump would have on the company's business.
2024-11-27 22:01:00
He Lifeng, China's Vice Premier in charge of economic policy, met with a delegation from the Kansai business community and expressed China's intention to fully cooperate with the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, including by sending a government delegation.
2024-11-27 20:50:00
In an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, JERA, Japan's largest power generation company, has announced that starting next year it plans to shut down some of its coal-fired power plants for periods in the spring and autumn when electricity demand is relatively low.
2024-11-27 20:10:00
In response to rising prices of materials such as aluminum and logistics costs, the three major beer companies have announced that they will raise the prices of beer, canned chuhai, and other products by up to 10% from April next year.
2024-11-27 19:54:00
It has become clear that the valuation losses on government bonds purchased by the Bank of Japan under its large-scale monetary easing policy have expanded to over 13 trillion yen as of the end of September this year. This is due to the fall in government bond prices caused by interest rate hikes, and the amount of the valuation losses is the largest since comparable data became available in fiscal 2004.
2024-11-27 19:06:00
A committee of experts that has been examining the future of JOIN, a public-private fund that supports the overseas expansion of infrastructure, has compiled a draft final report that would allow the fund to continue in existence after a fundamental review of its management.
2024-11-27 19:04:00
The government and ruling parties are planning to revise the consumption tax exemption system for foreign visitors to Japan to a system where the tax is refunded when they leave the country, and it has been learned that they are considering including abolishing the 500,000 yen purchase limit in next year's tax reform.
2024-11-27 18:29:00
On the 27th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw the yen rise by more than 2 yen as investors bought the relatively safe yen and sold the dollar due to concerns over the tariff policies of US President-elect Trump.
2024-11-27 17:57:00
The Fair Trade Commission announced on the 26th that it had begun an investigation into suspected violations of the Antimonopoly Act, including by conducting on-site inspections of the major online retailer Amazon Japan, citing suspicions that the company has forced sellers to lower their sales prices. The Commission also announced that it will conduct an online survey of sellers to get to the bottom of the situation.
2024-11-27 16:19:00
A delegation from the Kansai business community held a promotional event in China's capital, Beijing, for the Osaka-Kansai Expo to be held next year, and called on Chinese travel industry representatives to visit Japan and the Expo.
2024-11-27 16:10:00
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 27th, the Nikkei Stock Average fell as sell orders were placed on a wide range of stocks in response to the yen's appreciation against the yen.
2024-11-27 14:38:00
The next president of the United States, Trump, has announced his intention to impose a 25% tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada. Trump has made it clear that he will use tariffs as a bargaining chip to pressure other countries to take action. We will decipher the message behind this. Oha Biz anchor Keiji Watanabe provides commentary.
2024-11-27 12:36:00
On the 27th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw the yen rise by more than 1 yen as there was a widespread trend of buying yen and selling dollars due to concerns that trade frictions may intensify following US President-elect Trump's indication of his intention to raise tariffs.
2024-11-27 12:35:00
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 27th, the Nikkei Stock Average fell as sell orders were placed on a wide range of stocks in response to the yen's appreciation against the yen.
2024-11-27 12:25:00
As demand for Japanese agricultural products increases overseas, in an effort to streamline export procedures, quarantine inspections of vegetables and other products at a market adjacent to Narita Airport, which had previously been carried out by government agencies, will now be carried out by a Japan Airlines group company from December.
2024-11-27 08:42:00
Minutes of the November meeting at which the Federal Reserve Board, the US central bank, decided to cut interest rates for the second consecutive time have been made public, revealing that participants expressed the view that "it would be appropriate to proceed with interest rate cuts over a period of time" in regard to the outlook for future monetary policy.
2024-11-27 06:05:00
Seven & i Holdings is looking to sell some of its shares in an intermediate holding company that manages businesses other than convenience stores, and it has been revealed that major trading company Sumitomo Corp. and American investment funds are considering participating in the bidding process. The bidding will close on the 28th, and Seven & i plans to move forward with selecting a buyer.
2024-11-27 05:18:00
In order to support autonomous driving using AI and to process large amounts of information, technological development is underway to transmit information without delay using mobile phone base stations and optical communication networks.
2024-11-27 05:13:00
As smartphone prices continue to rise, the market is expanding with the increasing number of second-hand smartphones being sold with quality guaranteed by the manufacturers.
