2024-12-04 22:50:00
It has been learned from an interview with a person involved that the fee for storing large luggage at the Osaka Kansai Expo site is being adjusted to be 10,000 yen. By setting a deliberately high fee, the government hopes to prevent people from bringing large luggage onto subways heading to the site and to prevent congestion.
2024-12-04 19:39:00
As the shortage of truck drivers responsible for logistics becomes an issue, the government, truck manufacturers, and others have begun demonstration experiments on the Shin-Tomei Expressway with the aim of achieving "Level 4" autonomous driving, in which trucks will be able to drive on expressways without a driver, from next fiscal year onwards.
2024-12-04 18:53:00
On the 4th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw the yen, which had been bought in an attempt to avoid risk, being sold following the lifting of the state of emergency in South Korea in the early hours of the morning, causing the yen to fall in value.
2024-12-04 18:50:00
As the shortage of truck drivers responsible for logistics becomes an issue, the government, truck manufacturers, and others have begun demonstration experiments on the Shin-Tomei Expressway with the aim of achieving "Level 4" autonomous driving, in which trucks will be able to drive on expressways without a driver, from next fiscal year onwards.
2024-12-04 18:48:00
It has been decided that Tsutenkaku, a symbol of Osaka, will become a subsidiary of Nankai Electric Railway, a major private railway company in the Kansai region. With the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo approaching, the two companies hope to revitalize the area around Tsutenkaku and the Minami area of Osaka through this collaboration.
2024-12-04 17:54:00
As the shortage of truck drivers responsible for logistics becomes an issue, the government, truck manufacturers, and others have begun demonstration experiments on the Shin-Tomei Expressway with the aim of achieving "Level 4" autonomous driving, in which trucks will be able to drive on expressways without a driver, from next fiscal year onwards.
2024-12-04 17:32:00
Steel industry unions have issued a statement welcoming President-elect Trump's indication that he intends to block Nippon Steel's plan to acquire U.S. Steel, a major American steel manufacturer, while a local town mayor has indicated he supports the acquisition.
2024-12-04 17:24:00
As efforts to establish international rules to prevent countries from competing to lower corporate taxes, the government and ruling parties plan to strengthen measures against tax evasion by expanding the scope of the tax system that Japan introduced this fiscal year to include companies with parent companies overseas.
2024-12-04 17:04:00
On the 4th, the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange moved slightly.
2024-12-04 15:14:00
Following South Korean President Yoon Sung-ryul's declaration of a state of emergency, there was an intensified sell-off of the South Korean currency, the won, in the foreign exchange market on the 4th due to concerns about political turmoil.
2024-12-04 15:01:00
JAM, a labor union made up of small and medium-sized companies in the machinery and metals industries, has put together a draft policy for next year's spring labor offensive, calling for a monthly wage increase of at least 15,000 yen, the equivalent of a base pay increase. This is the highest amount demanded to date, and is intended to help rectify the disparity between large and small companies.
2024-12-04 14:50:00
It has been learned that the Financial Services Agency has begun an on-site inspection of Nextage, a major used car dealer, in order to uncover the reality of fraudulent claims for automobile insurance. The agency plans to quickly investigate whether fraudulent insurance claims, which came to light in the case of the former Big Motor Co., were rampant in the industry.
2024-12-04 12:13:00
On the 4th, the Nikkei average fell on the Tokyo stock market as sell orders were placed to lock in profits on stocks that had been rising in value over the past few days.
2024-12-04 11:56:00
On the 4th, in the Tokyo foreign exchange market, following the lifting of the state of emergency in South Korea in the early hours of the morning, there was a move to sell the yen, which had been bought temporarily during overseas hours, and the yen was trading in the high 149 yen range against the dollar on the morning of the 4th.
2024-12-04 08:46:00
Panasonic, a major electronics manufacturer, has introduced equipment to generate all the electricity needed at its factory in the UK using hydrogen fuel cells. Panasonic plans to sell such equipment in the future, and attention is focused on whether this will help promote the spread of renewable energy.
2024-12-04 07:28:00
On the 3rd, the New York Stock Exchange saw buy orders for communications-related stocks and other stocks, and the Nasdaq stock index and other indexes closed at new record highs.
2024-12-04 06:42:00
As strengthening food security becomes an issue, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries believes it is necessary to support not only producers but the entire supply chain up to the delivery of food to consumers, and is planning to introduce a new system to support processors, wholesalers, and others.
2024-12-04 06:40:00
An exchange of opinions was held for businesses and organizations involved in rice trading nationwide, and participants expressed the view that rice prices may continue to rise in the future.
2024-12-04 06:39:00
The Japan Exchange Group has decided not to invite celebrities as guests at the Tokyo Stock Exchange's final trading day, a customary practice. The decision is being made in light of the issue of a TSE employee being investigated for allegedly passing on information about a company's takeover bid to his family.
2024-12-04 06:34:00
With U.S. President-elect Trump indicating his intention to impose a 25% tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada, there are concerns about the impact this will have on Japanese automakers, who view these countries as important production bases for the U.S. market.
2024-12-04 04:42:00
On the 3rd, in the New York foreign exchange market, the dollar was sold and the yen was bought in anticipation of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve Board, and the yen temporarily rose to the 148 yen level per dollar, the highest level since mid-October this year.
