2025-04-21 23:14:00
On the 20th, US President Trump, while expressing his views on negotiations with various countries regarding tariffs on his own social media, cited "Japan's bowling ball test" as an example of a "non-tariff barrier." During his first term, Trump claimed that in Japan, a bowling ball would be dropped on the hood of a car and if it was dented, it would fail the test.
2025-04-21 22:31:00
On the 20th, US President Trump listed eight examples of "non-tariff barriers" on social media in relation to negotiations with various countries over tariffs, including automobile safety standards. Under the heading of "protective technical standards," he pointed out "Japan's bowling ball tests." Bowling ball tests? What on earth are they referring to? (Toyonaga Hirotaka, International Affairs Desk)
2025-04-21 22:14:00
On the 20th, US President Trump, while expressing his views on negotiations with various countries regarding tariffs on his own social media, cited "Japan's bowling ball test" as an example of a "non-tariff barrier." During his first term, Trump claimed that in Japan, a bowling ball would be dropped on the hood of a car and if it was dented, it would fail the test.
2025-04-21 20:14:00
The average price of rice sold at supermarkets nationwide in the week ending on the 13th of this month was 4,217 yen per 5 kg including tax, up 3 yen from the previous week. This marks the 15th consecutive week of price increases, even as stockpiled rice is being distributed. We will provide detailed information, including forecasts from experts, on why prices will remain high even after stockpiled rice is released, and what the future holds for prices.
2025-04-21 18:33:00
The average price of rice sold at supermarkets nationwide in the week ending on the 13th of this month was 4,217 yen per 5 kg including tax, up 3 yen from the previous week. This marks the 15th consecutive week of price increases, even as stockpiled rice is being distributed. We will provide detailed information, including forecasts from experts, on why prices will remain high even after stockpiled rice is released, and what the future holds for prices.
2025-04-21 18:23:00
On the 20th, US President Trump, while expressing his views on negotiations with various countries regarding tariffs on his own social media, cited "Japan's bowling ball test" as an example of a "non-tariff barrier." During his first term, Trump claimed that in Japan, a bowling ball would be dropped on the hood of a car and if it was dented, it would fail the test.
2025-04-21 18:12:00
On the 21st, the start of the week, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw the yen strengthen against the dollar as speculation spread that the Trump administration in the United States would ask Japan to correct the strong dollar in future negotiations over tariffs. As a result, the yen rose to the 140 yen range per dollar for the first time in approximately seven months.
2025-04-21 17:22:00
On the 20th, US President Trump, while expressing his views on negotiations with various countries regarding tariffs on his own social media, cited "Japan's bowling ball test" as an example of a "non-tariff barrier." During his first term, Trump claimed that in Japan, a bowling ball would be dropped on the hood of a car and if it was dented, it would fail the test.
2025-04-21 17:18:00
The average price of new condominiums released in the Tokyo metropolitan area last year was 81.35 million yen, setting a new fiscal year record for the fourth consecutive year.
2025-04-21 17:09:00
As rice prices in Japan continue to rise, there has been a move to import rice from South Korea, and South Korean media has reported that rice exports to Japan are expected to be the highest since statistics began being kept.
2025-04-21 17:07:00
The average price of rice at supermarkets nationwide was 4,217 yen (tax included) per 5 kg in the week ending on the 13th of this month. This is an increase of 3 yen from the previous week, marking the 15th consecutive week of price increases. We will provide detailed information, including forecasts from experts, on why prices have remained high even after the release of stockpiled rice, and what the future holds for prices.
2025-04-21 15:04:00
As rice prices in Japan continue to rise, there has been a move to import rice from South Korea, and South Korean media has reported that rice exports to Japan are expected to be the highest since statistics began being kept.
2025-04-21 14:23:00
On the 20th, US President Trump, while expressing his views on negotiations with various countries regarding tariffs on his own social media, cited "Japan's bowling ball test" as an example of a "non-tariff barrier." During his first term, Trump claimed that in Japan, a bowling ball would be dropped on the hood of a car and if it was dented, it would fail the test.
2025-04-21 14:12:00
As the tit-for-tat tariffs between the United States and China intensify, Iris Ohyama, a manufacturer of household goods with a production base in China, has decided to invest over 1.8 billion yen to strengthen its production system in the United States, citing concerns about its product supplies to the United States.
2025-04-21 12:18:00
On the 21st, the start of the week, the Tokyo stock market saw the Nikkei average fall by more than 400 yen as sell orders spread to export-related stocks such as automobiles due to the yen strengthening to the 140 yen range against the dollar in the foreign exchange market.
2025-04-21 12:14:00
On the 20th, US President Trump, while expressing his views on negotiations with various countries regarding tariffs on his own social media, cited "Japan's bowling ball test" as an example of a "non-tariff barrier." During his first term, Trump claimed that in Japan, a bowling ball would be dropped on the hood of a car and if it was dented, it would fail the test.
2025-04-21 11:19:00
On the 21st, there was a strong trend of selling dollars and buying yen in the Tokyo foreign exchange market, and the yen temporarily rose to the 140 yen range per dollar for the first time in about seven months.
2025-04-21 11:01:00
On the 20th, US President Trump, while expressing his views on negotiations with various countries regarding tariffs on his own social media, cited "Japan's bowling ball test" as an example of a "non-tariff barrier." During his first term, Trump claimed that in Japan, a bowling ball would be dropped on the hood of a car and if it was dented, it would fail the test.
2025-04-21 06:50:00
Regarding the government's goal of raising the national average minimum wage to 1,500 yen in the 2020s, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and others have argued that the government's goal should be considered taking into account the actual conditions of small and medium-sized enterprises, and have compiled a petition calling for representatives of labor and management from small and medium-sized enterprises to be allowed to participate in government discussions on the minimum wage.
2025-04-21 06:47:00
US President Trump has raised concerns about the fact that American-made cars are hardly being sold in Japan. Looking at the number of cars imported into Japan by foreign manufacturers, the proportion of German cars is high, while the number of American cars is limited.
