2025-04-02 22:21:00
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has announced a plan to raise the standards for maintaining listing on the "Growth Market," where startups and other companies are listed. By setting a market capitalization of 10 billion yen or more in five years, the aim is to encourage startups to grow rapidly and attract funds from institutional investors.
2025-04-02 19:58:00
US President Trump is expected to give a speech at 5 a.m. Japan time on the 3rd, where he will reveal details of "reciprocal tariffs" that will raise tariffs to the same level as trading partners. Although the details of the mechanism have not yet been revealed, the focus is on what decision will be made on Japan. Meanwhile, following the announcement of the reciprocal tariffs, President Trump also announced on the 3rd that he would impose an additional 25% tariff on cars imported from all countries, including Japan, leaving domestic companies searching for ways to respond.
2025-04-02 19:29:00
The new fiscal year began on the 1st. With entrance ceremonies being held all over the country and many people just starting their new lives as working adults, a Tokyo-based company that provides "resignation proxy" services has already received requests from new employees who graduated from universities and other institutions this spring. In a seller's market in favor of students, and with companies raising starting salaries, why are new employees choosing to retire early?
2025-04-02 19:06:00
Following the publication of a third-party committee's investigation report stating that a former female Fuji Television announcer had been sexually assaulted by Nakai Masahiro as part of her job, the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA) issued a stern warning to Fuji Television for a severe lack of awareness of human rights and compliance.
2025-04-02 19:06:00
US President Trump is expected to give a speech at 5 a.m. Japan time on the 3rd, where he will reveal details of "reciprocal tariffs" that will raise tariffs to the same level as trading partners. Although the details of the mechanism have not yet been revealed, the focus is on what decision will be made on Japan. Meanwhile, following the announcement of the reciprocal tariffs, President Trump also announced on the 3rd that he would impose an additional 25% tariff on cars imported from all countries, including Japan, leaving domestic companies searching for ways to respond.
2025-04-02 18:49:00
On April 2nd, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw little active trading as U.S. President Trump was expected to reveal details of the "mutual tariffs" in the early hours of the 3rd Japan time, and the yen fluctuated little.
2025-04-02 18:41:00
The new fiscal year began on the 1st. With entrance ceremonies being held all over the country and many people just starting their new lives as working adults, a Tokyo-based company that provides "resignation proxy" services has already received requests from new employees who graduated from universities and other institutions this spring. In a seller's market in favor of students, and with companies raising starting salaries, why are new employees choosing to retire early?
2025-04-02 18:40:00
At a press conference on the 2nd, Japan Post President Hiroya Masuda explained the reason for his resignation in June of this year, saying, "It has been five and a half years since I became president, and I am resigning in order to significantly rejuvenate the company." Managing Director Kazuyuki Negishi has been promoted to succeed him as president, and with a series of scandals within the group, he will be asked how to proceed with rebuilding governance.
2025-04-02 17:55:00
US President Trump is expected to give a speech at 5 a.m. Japan time on the 3rd, where he will reveal details of "reciprocal tariffs" that would raise tariffs to the same level as trading partners. Although the details of the mechanism have not yet been revealed, the focus is on what decision will be made regarding Japan. Meanwhile, with President Trump announcing that he will impose an additional 25% tariff on imported cars, including Japanese cars, domestic companies are exploring how to respond.
2025-04-02 17:36:00
Following the publication of a third-party committee's investigation report stating that a former female Fuji Television announcer had been sexually assaulted by Nakai Masahiro as part of her job, the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA) issued a stern warning to Fuji Television for a severe lack of awareness of human rights and compliance.
2025-04-02 17:14:00
US President Trump is expected to give a speech at 5 a.m. Japan time on the 3rd, where he will reveal details of "reciprocal tariffs" that would raise tariffs to the same level as trading partners. Although the details of the mechanism have not yet been revealed, the focus is on what decision will be made regarding Japan. Meanwhile, with President Trump announcing that he will impose an additional 25% tariff on imported cars, including Japanese cars, domestic companies are exploring how to respond.
2025-04-02 16:48:00
On the 2nd, Japan Post President Hiroya Masuda held a press conference and explained the reason for his resignation in June of this year, saying, "It has been five and a half years since I became president, and I am resigning in order to significantly rejuvenate the company." Managing Director Kazuyuki Negishi has been promoted to succeed him as president, and with a series of scandals within the group, the question of how to proceed with rebuilding governance will be raised.
2025-04-02 16:42:00
On the 1st, a woman who was a former announcer for the company who was found to have been sexually assaulted by Nakai Masahiro as an extension of her job in the investigation report by a third-party committee set up by Fuji Television and its parent company released a comment detailing her current feelings. Fuji Television President Kenji Shimizu apologized again to reporters on the 2nd, saying, "I would like to offer my sincere apologies."
2025-04-02 16:08:00
US President Trump is expected to give a speech at 5 a.m. Japan time on the 3rd, in which he will reveal details of the "reciprocal tariffs" that would raise tariffs to the same level as trading partners. Although the details of the mechanism have not yet been revealed, the focus is on what kind of judgment will be made on Japan.
2025-04-02 16:08:00
On the Tokyo stock market on the 2nd, with US President Trump expected to reveal details of "mutual tariffs" in the early hours of the 3rd Japan time, many stocks were sold due to concerns about the future, while there was also a move to buy back stocks that had fallen in price, and the Nikkei average stock price fluctuated slightly.
2025-04-02 16:01:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan held its first meeting of its task force regarding the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration in the United States. Representative Noda expressed the view that as a legislative body, it is necessary to sound the alarm about the rise of protectionism and to pass a Diet resolution to convey the party's determination to emphasize free trade both at home and abroad.
2025-04-02 15:13:00
US President Trump is expected to give a speech at 5 a.m. Japan time on the 3rd, in which he will reveal details of the "reciprocal tariffs" that would raise tariffs to the same level as trading partners. Although the details of the mechanism have not yet been revealed, the focus is on what kind of judgment will be made on Japan.
2025-04-02 14:21:00
It has been learned that the Miyagi and Yamagata-based financial group Jimoto Holdings has decided to restore dividends to the preferred stocks it holds following the government's injection of public funds, citing the prospect of securing a final profit of more than 1 billion yen in the last fiscal year's settlement. If dividends are restored, the government will no longer have voting rights, meaning that the company will essentially be released from under its control.
2025-04-02 14:15:00
The company that operates the bento chain "Hokkahokkatei" posted on social media on April 1st as an April Fool's Day lie that it would stop selling rice at all of its stores, but later apologized for not being considerate enough.
2025-04-02 13:55:00
US President Trump is expected to give a speech at 5 a.m. Japan time on the 3rd, in which he will reveal details of the "reciprocal tariffs" that would raise tariffs to the same level as trading partners. Although the details of the mechanism have not yet been revealed, the focus is on what kind of judgment will be made on Japan.
2025-04-02 13:54:00
On the 1st, the American economic magazine Forbes announced this year's ranking of the world's richest people, and Elon Musk, CEO of the American electric car manufacturer Tesla and a key figure in the Trump administration, was ranked first for the first time in three years since 2022. Musk has been criticized for being too aggressive in his methods of cutting government agencies' workforces, and there have been a series of incidents in which Tesla vehicles have been vandalized in various places, but the value of the company has been recognized.
2025-04-02 12:14:00
On the 2nd, the Tokyo stock market saw a mix of buying and selling as US President Trump is expected to reveal details of the "mutual tariffs" in the morning of the 3rd Japan time, and the Nikkei average stock price fluctuated little.
2025-04-02 12:02:00
US President Trump is expected to give a speech at 5 a.m. Japan time on the 3rd, in which he will reveal details of the "reciprocal tariffs" that would raise tariffs to the same level as trading partners. Although the details of the mechanism have not yet been revealed, the focus is on what kind of judgment will be made on Japan.
2025-04-02 06:53:00
Amid concerns about a shortage of mechanics in the aviation industry, the government has begun offering support to encourage retiring Self-Defense Force personnel with maintenance experience to find employment with airlines.
