2025-01-16 19:32:00
In order to keep gasoline prices down, the government reduced the subsidies it has been giving to oil refiners from the 16th. As a result, the retail price of regular gasoline is expected to rise by about 5 yen per liter, reaching around 185 yen by the end of January.
2025-01-16 19:05:00
Regarding efforts to achieve diversity (DEI), there are movements among Japanese companies to review some of their activities in the United States, but each company says that their stance on prioritizing diversity remains unchanged.
2025-01-16 19:01:00
Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract manufacturer of semiconductors, announced its financial results for last year, reporting record highs in both sales and net profits due to growing demand for cutting-edge semiconductors for AI (artificial intelligence).
2025-01-16 18:38:00
On the 16th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw a trend of buying yen and selling dollars during the day as investors became more convinced that the Bank of Japan would implement an additional interest rate hike at this month's monetary policy meeting, and the yen temporarily rose to the 155 yen range per dollar.
2025-01-16 17:36:00
In a case in which a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for stealing gold bars belonging to a customer from a safe deposit box, it has been learned from interviews with investigators that the former employee made a statement during questioning to the effect that "I mainly targeted the times when there were no customers around, and put the stolen items in a basket and took them out of the safe deposit box room."
2025-01-16 17:35:00
In order to keep gasoline prices down, the government will reduce subsidies to oil refiners from the 16th. As a result, the retail price of regular gasoline will rise by about 5 yen per liter, and is expected to reach around 185 yen by the end of January.
2025-01-16 17:29:00
Following the arrest of a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, the bank has officially announced that it will reduce the salary of its president, Junichi Hanzawa, by 30% for three months in order to clarify who is responsible. It has also decided to reduce the salary of Chairman Naoki Hori and the executive officer in charge, bringing the total number of people who have been disciplined to five.
2025-01-16 16:30:00
Aeon, a major retailer, has announced that it will voluntarily recall approximately 50,000 retort Chinese rice bowls sold at its group stores due to the possibility that resin may have been found in the food.
2025-01-16 16:11:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 16th, the Nikkei average rose as buying orders spread to Japanese semiconductor-related stocks following the announcement of strong financial results by a major Taiwanese semiconductor company in the afternoon.
2025-01-16 16:07:00
Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract manufacturer of semiconductors, announced its financial results for the year last year on the 16th. According to the results, due to the growing demand for cutting-edge semiconductors for AI (artificial intelligence), sales increased 33.9% from 2023 to 2.8943 trillion Taiwanese dollars, or more than 13.76 trillion Japanese yen. In addition, final profit also increased 39.9% to 1.1732 trillion Taiwanese dollars, or approximately 5.58 trillion Japanese yen, with both sales and final profit reaching record highs.
2025-01-16 16:06:00
Following the arrest of a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, the bank has officially announced that it will reduce President Junichi Hanzawa's monthly salary by 30% for three months in order to clarify responsibility. It has also decided to reduce the salaries of Chairman Naoki Hori and the executive officer in charge, bringing the total number of people who have been disciplined to five.
2025-01-16 16:04:00
In order to keep gasoline prices down, the government will reduce subsidies to oil refiners from the 16th. As a result, the retail price of regular gasoline will rise by about 5 yen per liter, and is expected to reach around 185 yen by the end of January.
2025-01-16 15:58:00
The sales results for last year of the four major beer companies have been compiled, and although many companies saw overall sales decline from the previous year due to a drop in sales of third beer following the revision of the liquor tax, each company saw an increase in sales of beer alone, due to the reduction in tax rate.
2025-01-16 15:35:00
On the 16th, Bank of Japan Governor Ueda said in a speech at a meeting held by the Second Association of Regional Banks, "I would like to discuss and decide whether to raise interest rates at next week's monetary policy meeting." He made the same remark on the 15th, and the view that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates next week is gradually spreading in the financial markets.
2025-01-16 14:21:00
An industry group for convenience stores has compiled the results of a survey which suggests that in the event of a major earthquake such as the Nankai Trough earthquake, it will be difficult for stores to resume operations for around a week after the incident, especially in areas that suffer the most damage.
2025-01-16 12:55:00
On the 16th, the Tokyo stock market saw a mix of buying and selling in the morning, with the Nikkei average stock price fluctuating slightly.
2025-01-16 12:50:00
Hino Motors announced that it has reached a settlement with U.S. authorities over its emissions certification fraud scandal by paying a fine of approximately 180 billion yen.
2025-01-16 12:40:00
The Corporate Price Index for December 2024, which indicates the prices of goods traded between companies, rose 3.8% compared to the same month last year due to increases in rice prices and electricity costs.
2025-01-16 12:09:00
In a case in which a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for stealing gold bars belonging to a customer from a safe deposit box, it has been learned from interviews with investigators that the former employee made a statement during questioning to the effect that "I mainly targeted the times when there were no customers around, and put the stolen items in a basket and took them out of the safe deposit box room."
2025-01-16 12:00:00
On the 16th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw a trend of buying yen and selling dollars increase as expectations grew that the Bank of Japan would implement an additional interest rate hike at its January monetary policy meeting, and the yen rose to the 155 yen range per dollar in the morning.
2025-01-16 11:39:00
Following the arrest of a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, the bank has decided to punish President Junichi Hanzawa by reducing his monthly salary by 30% for three months in order to clarify responsibility. The bank also plans to reduce the salaries of Chairman Naoki Hori and several other executives in charge, and will announce this in the afternoon of the 16th.
2025-01-16 11:01:00
Following the arrest of a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee on suspicion of stealing gold bars from a safe deposit box, the bank has decided to punish President Junichi Hanzawa by reducing his monthly salary by 30% for three months in order to clarify responsibility. The bank also plans to reduce the salaries of Chairman Naoki Hori and several other executives in charge, and will announce this in the afternoon of the 16th.
2025-01-16 09:24:00
The Federal Reserve Board of the United States released its latest economic report, stating that economic activity has expanded slightly or moderately. However, there are also concerns that policy changes proposed by President-elect Trump, such as raising tariffs, could have a negative impact on the economy, and this suggests that caution is growing.
2025-01-16 09:05:00
The Corporate Price Index, which shows the prices of goods traded between companies, rose 3.8% last month compared to the same month last year. The growth rate remained flat from the previous month's 3.8%.
2025-01-16 06:47:00
In order to keep gasoline prices down, the government will reduce subsidies to oil refiners from the 16th. As a result, the retail price of regular gasoline will rise by about 5 yen per liter, and is expected to reach around 185 yen by the end of January.
2025-01-16 01:07:00
The US Consumer Price Index for last month was released, showing a 2.9% increase compared to the same month last year. This is the third consecutive month of growth, indicating that inflation is still strong.
