2025-03-11 22:32:00
Nissan Motor held a board meeting on the 11th and officially announced that President Makoto Uchida will step down at the end of March. It is believed that he was held responsible for the company's poor performance, and Ivan Espinosa, who is in charge of product planning, will take over as president.
2025-03-11 20:17:00
Volkswagen, a major German automaker struggling with declining performance, announced its financial results for the full year of 2018 on the 11th, revealing that its operating profits fell 15.4% from the previous year, citing a significant increase in costs for business restructuring.
2025-03-11 19:41:00
In the life insurance industry, which continues to perform well in a world with interest rates, major companies are expected to raise wages again, as they did last year, and in this year's spring labor offensive, the largest company, Nippon Life Insurance, has told unions that it plans to raise wages by an average of about 5% for office workers.
2025-03-11 19:36:00
Nissan Motor held a board meeting on the 11th and officially announced that President Makoto Uchida will step down at the end of March. It is believed that he was held responsible for the company's poor performance, and Ivan Espinosa, who is in charge of product planning, will take over as president.
2025-03-11 19:19:00
The results of the government's rice stockpile bidding, which began on the 10th, have been sent to participating companies. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to announce the results of the bidding, including the average winning bid price, after the 13th, and the focus is on whether this will lead to the stabilization of rice prices, which have continued to soar.
2025-03-11 19:01:00
The price of cabbage and saury last week was more than double the average and remains high. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries expects prices to remain higher than average for the rest of this month.
2025-03-11 19:00:00
Nissan Motor held a board meeting on the 11th and officially announced that President Makoto Uchida will step down at the end of March. It is believed that he was held responsible for the company's poor performance, and Ivan Espinosa, who is in charge of product planning, will take over as president.
2025-03-11 18:08:00
On the 11th, in the morning on the Tokyo foreign exchange market, the yen temporarily rose to the 146.50 yen range per dollar, the highest level in approximately five months.
2025-03-11 18:03:00
Nissan Motor held a board meeting on the 11th and officially announced that President Makoto Uchida will step down at the end of March. It is believed that he was held responsible for the company's poor performance, and Ivan Espinosa, who is in charge of product planning, will take over as president.
2025-03-11 17:16:00
Nissan Motor held a board meeting on the 11th and decided that President Makoto Uchida will step down at the end of March. It is believed that he was held responsible for the company's poor performance, and Ivan Espinosa, who is in charge of product planning, will take over as president.
2025-03-11 16:22:00
At a cabinet meeting on the 11th, the government approved a bill to amend the Subcontracting Act, which includes a ban on purchasers unilaterally deciding unfavorable transaction prices in order to encourage fair price pass-on.
2025-03-11 16:07:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 11th, concerns over an economic downturn in the United States were on the mind, and the Nikkei average temporarily fell by more than 1,000 yen, falling below 36,000 yen during trading hours for the first time in about six months.
2025-03-11 15:32:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto, who is visiting the United States, met for the first time with Secretary of Commerce Rutnick, who is leading the tariff policy in the Trump administration. During the meeting, Minister Muto requested that Japan be excluded from tariff measures on steel products and automobiles, but did not receive a positive response from the US side.
2025-03-11 13:12:00
In relation to the bidding for stockpiled rice that began on the 10th, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Eto expressed his hope that the bidding will lead to stabilization of rice prices, although it may take some time for prices at supermarkets and other stores to fall.
2025-03-11 12:57:00
On the 11th, the Tokyo stock market saw an across-the-board decline following the trend in the New York market on the 10th, when the three major stock indexes fell sharply as concerns about an economic recession in the United States took hold. At one point, the Nikkei average fell by more than 1,000 yen.
2025-03-11 12:56:00
A Canadian convenience store giant that has made a takeover bid for Seven & i Holdings Co. said in a statement that it is disappointed that the discussions are focused on obtaining approval from U.S. regulators, after citing insufficient responses from Seven to its proposal. It has called on Seven to enter into more specific discussions toward the takeover.
2025-03-11 12:39:00
Regarding the high level of long-term interest rates in the bond market, Finance Minister Katsuyuki Kato stated that this has various effects on the economy as a whole, and that he will continue to work toward the stable absorption of government bonds.
2025-03-11 12:07:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto, who is visiting the United States, met for the first time with Secretary of Commerce Rutnick, who is leading the tariff policy in the Trump administration. During the meeting, Minister Muto requested that Japan be excluded from tariff measures on steel products and automobiles, but did not receive a positive response from the US side.
2025-03-11 12:03:00
It has been discovered that roll calls for delivery truck drivers, as required by law, were not being conducted properly at several post offices in the Kinki branch of Japan Post. There is suspicion that this is in violation of the Trucking Business Act, and the company has begun an emergency investigation at post offices nationwide this month to investigate the actual situation.
2025-03-11 11:50:00
The amount of money spent by households with two or more people in January this year increased by 0.8% in real terms, excluding price fluctuations, compared to the same month last year. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications attributes the low increase to consumers' tendency to save money due to factors such as rising vegetable prices.
2025-03-11 11:34:00
The revised gross domestic product (GDP) figure for the period from October to December last year was revised down from the preliminary figure released last month to an annualized real growth rate of 2.2% compared to the previous three months, due to a decline in personal consumption on food, beverages, accommodation, etc.
2025-03-11 11:08:00
In response to a series of incidents of theft of copper power cables used for transmitting electricity from solar power generation facilities, the government has decided on a draft of a new law that would require metal buyers to verify the identity of buyers by providing them with a document bearing their photo when making a transaction.
2025-03-11 10:15:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto, who is visiting the United States, met for the first time with Secretary of Commerce Rutnick, who is leading the tariff policy in the Trump administration. During the meeting, Minister Muto requested that Japan be excluded from tariff measures on steel products and automobiles, but did not receive a positive response from the US side regarding Japan's exclusion.
2025-03-11 10:14:00
On the 11th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily fell by more than 1,000 yen. All three major stock indexes in the New York market fell sharply on the 10th, after President Trump's remarks were taken to have not clearly denied the possibility of an economic recession in the United States. Following this trend, investors in the Tokyo market also became more risk-averse, with sell orders spreading immediately after trading began, resulting in an across-the-board decline.
2025-03-11 09:49:00
The Cabinet Office announced on the 11th that the GDP (gross domestic product) for October to December 2024 will grow at an annualized rate of 2.2% compared to the previous three months. This is a downward revision from the preliminary figure of 2.8% announced on February 17th.
2025-03-11 09:15:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto, who is visiting the United States, met for the first time with Secretary of Commerce Rutnick, who leads tariff policy, to request that Japan be excluded from the tariff measures on steel products and automobiles that the Trump administration is imposing.
2025-03-11 09:02:00
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced in January that the amount spent on consumption by households with two or more people increased by 0.8% compared to the same month last year, excluding price fluctuations. This is the second consecutive month of increase, and the average household consumption amounted to 305,521 yen.
2025-03-11 07:37:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto, who is visiting the United States, met for the first time with Secretary of Commerce Rutnick, who is leading tariff policy, to request that Japan be excluded from the tariff measures on steel products and automobiles that the Trump administration is implementing. The contents of the meeting will be explained at a press conference after the meeting.
2025-03-11 07:12:00
On the 10th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell sharply by more than $1,100 at one point on the New York Stock Exchange. This was due to investors becoming more risk-averse as President Trump's comments were perceived as not clearly denying the possibility of an economic downturn.
2025-03-11 05:09:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto, who is visiting the United States, met for the first time with Secretary of Commerce Rutnick, who is leading tariff policy, to request that Japan be excluded from the tariff measures on steel products and automobiles that the Trump administration is implementing. Although the details of the meeting have not been made public, attention is focused on how the U.S. side commented on the tariff measures.
2025-03-11 04:16:00
The government began bidding for rice stockpiles on the 10th to facilitate smooth distribution of rice. The results, including the average winning bid price, are scheduled to be announced after the 13th, and the focus is on whether they will lead to a stabilization of rice prices, which have continued to soar.
2025-03-11 04:07:00
Nissan Motors will hold a board meeting on the 11th to decide on a new management structure. The Nomination Committee, which puts together personnel proposals for executive management, has selected a foreign executive as a candidate to succeed President Makoto Uchida, and the decision will be discussed at the board meeting.
2025-03-11 03:56:00
Job hunting is in full swing for university students graduating in spring 2026, and major companies are increasingly raising starting salaries to 300,000 yen or more in order to attract talented personnel.
2025-03-11 03:53:00
In 2024, the number of cases in which customs across the country suspended imports of counterfeit brand-name goods and other items exceeded 30,000 in one year, the highest number ever.
