2025-02-19 22:40:00
The American restaurant giant has announced that it will relocate the headquarters of its fast food brands, KFC and Kentucky Fried Chicken, from the southern state of Kentucky, where its founder had ties, to Texas.
2025-02-19 20:54:00
In its monthly economic report for this month, the government maintained its basic assessment of the current economic situation, saying that "the economy is recovering slowly, although some areas remain sluggish."
2025-02-19 19:40:00
As rice prices continue to rise, the average price of all rice varieties traded between traders last month rose 69% compared to the same month last year, hitting a new record high for the fifth consecutive month.
2025-02-19 19:32:00
The labor unions of major financial groups and banks under the groups have put together a proposal for executives to ask management to raise base pay for the third consecutive year. With the interest-bearing world driving a succession of favorable financial results, the focus is on whether the financial industry will achieve wage increases to a level higher than last year.
2025-02-19 19:04:00
On the 18th, US President Trump told reporters that the tariffs he is considering imposing on cars imported into the US will be "around 25%." If a 25% tariff is actually imposed on all countries, there are concerns that Japan, which exports a lot of cars to the US, will also be seriously affected.
2025-02-19 19:03:00
In order to strengthen the functions of Tokyo Port, which handles the largest number of containers in the country, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to expand and renovate Oi Container Terminal and other facilities, and held an explanatory meeting at the port on the 19th.
2025-02-19 18:56:00
As rice prices continue to rise, the average price of all rice varieties traded between traders last month rose 69% compared to the same month last year, hitting a new record high for the fifth consecutive month.
2025-02-19 18:38:00
On the 19th, in the Tokyo foreign exchange market, the yen rose as investors bought yen and sold dollars on speculation that the Bank of Japan would soon implement an additional interest rate hike.
2025-02-19 17:46:00
More than 3.78 million foreign tourists visited Japan last month, the highest number of tourists ever in a single month, mainly due to an increase in travelers from China during the Lunar New Year.
2025-02-19 17:20:00
On the 19th, Takada Hajime, a member of the Bank of Japan's Board of Directors involved in deciding monetary policy, gave a speech in Sendai regarding monetary policy following last month's additional interest rate hike. In light of the risks of price fluctuations and financial overheating, he said, "It is also important to shift gears gradually," indicating his view that further interest rate hikes are necessary.
2025-02-19 17:14:00
Major trading company Mitsui & Co. has announced that it will invest approximately 800 billion yen in a new mining project to expand its stake in iron ore in Australia.
2025-02-19 16:24:00
The average price of new apartments released in the greater Tokyo area last month was 73.43 million yen. This was 7.7% lower than the same month last year, due to a decrease in the number of units released in the high-priced 23 wards of Tokyo.
2025-02-19 16:10:00
On the 19th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange saw a slight drop in stock prices as sell orders were placed on automobile-related stocks due to concerns over the US tariff policy.
2025-02-19 16:09:00
A delegation from the Japan-China Economic Association visiting China met with senior officials of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which is in charge of industrial policy, and agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries through the use of advanced technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence).
2025-02-19 15:40:00
An extraordinary general meeting of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical shareholders was held in Osaka, where proposals by a Hong Kong investment fund that holds over 10% of the company's shares, calling for a reinvestigation of the issues and the appointment of new outside directors in response to a series of problems surrounding supplements containing red koji ingredients, were rejected by a majority.
2025-02-19 14:51:00
On the 19th, Takada Hajime, a member of the Bank of Japan's Board of Directors involved in deciding monetary policy, gave a speech in Sendai regarding monetary policy following last month's additional interest rate hike. In light of the risks of price fluctuations and financial overheating, he said, "It is also important to shift gears gradually," indicating his view that further interest rate hikes are necessary.
2025-02-19 12:32:00
On the 19th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange saw a slight drop in stock prices as sell orders were placed on automobile-related stocks due to concerns over US President Trump's comments that he would impose tariffs of around 25% on automobiles.
2025-02-19 12:12:00
On the 19th, Takada Hajime, a member of the Bank of Japan's Board of Directors involved in deciding monetary policy, gave a speech in Sendai regarding monetary policy following last month's additional interest rate hike. In light of the risks of rising prices and financial overheating, he said, "It is also important to shift gears gradually," indicating his view that further interest rate hikes are necessary.
2025-02-19 10:55:00
The trade balance for January was in the red by more than 2.75 trillion yen, due to an increase in imports from China ahead of the Lunar New Year. This is the first trade deficit in two months.
2025-02-19 10:52:00
According to the Cabinet Office's Machinery Orders Statistics, which shows the outlook for corporate capital investment, the total amount of orders received by major machinery manufacturers from domestic companies between October and December of last year, excluding the volatile shipbuilding and electricity industries, was 2.6587 trillion yen. This was 2.9% higher than the previous three months, marking the first increase in three quarters.
2025-02-19 10:22:00
In the bond market on the 19th, the yield on 10-year government bonds, which is a representative indicator of Japan's long-term interest rates, temporarily rose to 1.435%, the highest level in 15 years and 3 months, due to the view that the Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates in the future.
2025-02-19 09:12:00
According to trade statistics for January released by the Ministry of Finance, the trade balance, which is exports minus imports, was in the red by 2.7588 trillion yen. This is the first time in two months that the trade balance has been in the red.
2025-02-19 07:25:00
On the 18th, the New York Stock Exchange saw the S&P 500 stock index, which is calculated based on the stock prices of 500 major companies, rise 0.2% from the end of last week to a new record high.
2025-02-19 06:00:00
In preparation for a decline in passenger numbers due to a declining population and other factors, the railway industry has been making a series of moves to attract more child-rearing generations to railway lines by reducing the prices of school commuter passes and fares for children.
2025-02-19 05:27:00
Mizuho Bank announced on the 18th that a branch employee had stolen customer cash from a safe deposit box and had been dismissed six years ago. Mitsubishi UFJ Bank is also considering reviewing its safe deposit box services following a major theft incident, but with a series of scandals coming to light at major banks, it seems likely that the entire financial industry will be required to fundamentally strengthen their safe deposit box management systems in the future.
2025-02-19 05:16:00
Regarding the introduction of same-day tickets, which are being considered for the Osaka-Kansai Expo, it has been learned that the Expo Association is making arrangements to have them sold at the information desk in front of the entrance gates every day, in principle.
2025-02-19 04:21:00
It has been learned from interviews with relevant parties that the Fair Trade Commission conducted an on-site inspection of the Nagano Prefecture Petroleum Commercial Association on the 18th on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act by forming a cartel to illegally adjust prices among gasoline retailers in the prefecture.
