2025-03-25 21:06:00
Long-term interest rates rose in the bond market on the 25th, and the yield on 10-year government bonds, a representative indicator, temporarily rose to 1.58%, the highest level since 2008.
2025-03-25 19:01:00
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Division has indicted a former manager of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank on charges of violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act for insider trading based on undisclosed information he learned in the course of his work.
2025-03-25 18:34:00
Yoshinobu Tsutsui, chairman of Nippon Life Insurance Company, who is scheduled to become chairman of the Japan Business Federation in May of this year, held a press conference and expressed his desire to work toward achieving integrated tax and social security reform in the medium to long term to ensure peace of mind for future generations.
2025-03-25 18:21:00
On the 25th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw a move to buy dollars and sell yen as concerns about a US economic recession eased somewhat, causing the yen to fall to the high 150 yen range per dollar.
2025-03-25 18:12:00
JA Zennoh, which won more than 90% of the bids in the first round of bidding for stockpiled rice, which began on the 10th of this month, held a press conference on the 25th and revealed that it is expected that the stockpiled rice it won will not be on sale in supermarkets and other stores until next month.
2025-03-25 18:04:00
The Consumer Affairs Agency has issued a corrective order to the pharmaceutical company Rohto Pharmaceutical, which has its headquarters in Osaka, demanding that the company prevent recurrence of stealth marketing by reposting promotional images of products that the company had requested users to post on social media without labeling them.
2025-03-25 17:48:00
JR East is carrying out a large-scale redevelopment project around Takanawa Gateway Station on the Yamanote Line, and part of the facility was opened to the press ahead of its opening on the 27th.
2025-03-25 17:29:00
The average prices of major vegetables sold at supermarkets and other stores were announced last week, with cabbage and cabbage continuing to cost more than twice the average price.
2025-03-25 15:59:00
On the 25th, the Nikkei average rose on the Tokyo stock market as concerns over the tariff policies of the Trump administration in the United States eased.
2025-03-25 15:37:00
Seven & i Holdings has revealed the status of discussions with a major Canadian convenience store chain that has made a takeover bid, saying that it had proposed that the two companies enter into a non-disclosure agreement and proceed with the sale of its American stores, but that the Canadian side had rejected the proposal, meaning that the discussions are no longer able to move forward.
2025-03-25 15:16:00
Rapidus, which is aiming to mass-produce cutting-edge semiconductors with the full support of the government, has announced that it has agreed to collaborate with a Singaporean semiconductor design company. In addition to receiving technical support from the Singaporean company, Rapidus will also cooperate in acquiring customers once mass production is achieved.
2025-03-25 14:28:00
US President Trump has stated that he will "announce within the next few days" the tariff measures he is considering imposing on imported cars. Several US media outlets have just reported that the tariffs on imported cars may not be officially announced on April 2nd as scheduled, so President Trump's decision is attracting attention.
2025-03-25 13:44:00
The government has decided to provisionally impose anti-dumping tariffs on a product called "graphite electrodes," which is essential for steelmaking in electric furnaces, for four months from March 29, claiming that China has been exporting them at unfairly cheap prices, causing harm to Japanese companies.
2025-03-25 13:05:00
On the 24th, the Financial Services Agency issued an order to improve business practices to four major non-life insurance companies over the leak of customer information at insurance agencies. In response to this, Minister of Financial Services Katsuyuki Kato stated at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that he was "deeply sorry" about the matter, and emphasized his intention to call for fundamental improvements, including in systems for complying with laws and regulations.
2025-03-25 12:18:00
On the 25th, the Bank of Japan released the minutes of its January Monetary Policy Meeting, in which it decided to raise interest rates further. Opinions were exchanged about future interest rate hikes, but it became clear that several members expressed the view that there is a high degree of uncertainty about the future and that it is necessary to be cautious about indicating the target interest rate level and pace of interest rate hikes in advance.
2025-03-25 12:04:00
On the 25th, the Tokyo stock market saw the Nikkei average temporarily rise by more than 500 yen as concerns over the tariff policy of the Trump administration in the United States eased.
2025-03-25 11:05:00
US President Trump has stated that he will "announce within the next few days" the tariff measures he is considering imposing on imported cars. Several US media outlets have just reported that the tariffs on imported cars may not be officially announced on April 2nd as scheduled, so President Trump's decision is attracting attention.
2025-03-25 11:04:00
As rice prices continue to rise, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Eto has indicated that he will consider whether to release additional government rice stockpiles after assessing the situation after the second release, which will be put up for auction from the 26th.
2025-03-25 10:03:00
Today on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nikkei average temporarily rose by more than 500 yen. As concerns over the tariff policy of the Trump administration in the United States eased and the yen weakened to the 150 yen range per dollar on the foreign exchange market, buying orders spread in the Tokyo market, mainly for export-related stocks, immediately after trading began.
2025-03-25 08:31:00
US President Trump has stated that he will "announce within the next few days" the tariff measures he is considering imposing on imported cars. Several US media outlets have just reported that the tariffs on imported cars may not be officially announced on April 2nd as scheduled, so President Trump's decision is attracting attention.
2025-03-25 07:13:00
The Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union, which has cooperatives affiliated with all of Japan, says it is on track to secure stockpiles of rice and is making preparations to start selling it at 10 cooperative stores in the Kanto and Kansai regions from the end of this month.
2025-03-25 06:36:00
US President Trump has stated that he will "announce within the next few days" the tariff measures he is considering imposing on imported cars. Several US media outlets have just reported that the tariffs on imported cars may not be officially announced on April 2nd as scheduled, so President Trump's decision is attracting attention.
2025-03-25 06:06:00
On the 24th, the New York Stock Exchange saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average rise by more than $600 at one point, as investors speculated that the "reciprocal tariffs" that US President Trump is considering introducing would target a smaller number of countries than originally planned.
2025-03-25 04:09:00
As the use of AI spreads across a range of industries, a national survey has revealed that approximately 90% of the financial industry, which requires advanced judgment in areas such as loan screening and market analysis, is using AI. In order to improve the quality of services, the challenge going forward will be how to expand the use of AI to regional financial institutions and other sectors.
2025-03-25 00:00:00
Japan Productivity Center Chairman Tomosaburo Mogi is expected to step down in June of this year.
