2025-05-26 19:56:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 19:07:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 18:54:00
The average price of rice sold at supermarkets nationwide in the week ending May 18 was 4,285 yen per 5 kg, including consumption tax, up 17 yen from the previous week and setting a new record high for the second consecutive week. Stockpiled rice that has been released so far is now on sale, but this has not yet led to a drop in the average price.
2025-05-26 18:41:00
On the 26th, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw a trend towards selling dollars due to concerns about the future of the global economy in light of the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration in the United States, and the yen rose slightly in value.
2025-05-26 18:11:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 17:54:00
The average price of rice sold at supermarkets nationwide in the week ending May 18 was 4,285 yen per 5 kg, including consumption tax, up 17 yen from the previous week and setting a new record high for the second consecutive week. Stockpiled rice that has been released so far is now on sale, but this has not yet led to a drop in the average price.
2025-05-26 17:26:00
In the financial results for last fiscal year, the four major life insurance companies saw their "core profits," which are the profits from their core business, reach their highest ever levels, thanks to an improvement in the investment environment, including increased dividends on stock holdings and rising interest rates. The largest, Nippon Life Insurance, saw its "core profits" exceed 1 trillion yen for the first time.
2025-05-26 17:13:00
The average price of rice sold at supermarkets nationwide in the week ending May 18 was 4,285 yen per 5 kilograms, including tax, up 17 yen from the previous week. After the government released its rice stockpile, prices temporarily fell from April to May, but have since started to rise again.
2025-05-26 17:08:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 16:09:00
On Monday the 26th, the Tokyo stock market saw the Nikkei average rise as concerns about the future of the global economy eased somewhat after the deadline for the Trump administration to impose 50% tariffs on the European Union was extended.
2025-05-26 15:50:00
Regarding the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration in the United States, Gunma Prefecture Governor Yamamoto met with Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa and requested support for developing sales channels outside the United States in order to mitigate the impact on local manufacturing industries.
2025-05-26 15:21:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 15:11:00
The general shareholders' meeting of Tsuruha Holdings, the second largest drugstore chain with its headquarters in Sapporo, was held, and a proposal to merge with the largest drugstore chain, Welcia Holdings, was passed with the approval of more than two-thirds of the shareholders in attendance.
2025-05-26 14:31:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 13:13:00
Regarding Nippon Steel's plan to acquire US Steel, US President Trump told reporters on the 25th that "it will be controlled by the US" and that Nippon Steel will "have partial ownership." Details are not known, and the focus is on what percentage of the stock President Trump will allow Nippon Steel to acquire.
2025-05-26 12:26:00
On the 26th, at the start of the week, the Tokyo stock market saw the Nikkei average rise as concerns about the future of the global economy eased somewhat after it was reported that the deadline for the 50% tariff measures that the Trump administration is planning to impose on the European Union would be extended.
2025-05-26 12:04:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 11:14:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 06:40:00
Marelli Holdings, a major auto parts manufacturer currently undergoing management restructuring, will hold a creditors' meeting on the 26th to discuss with financial institutions a restructuring plan centered on finding a major Indian company in the industry as a new sponsor. With the management of Nissan Motor, a major trading partner, deteriorating, the focus will be on whether a restructuring plan can be put together quickly.
2025-05-26 06:38:00
As it becomes more difficult to open new stores due to a declining population and rising material prices, new sales strategies that utilize existing stores are becoming more widespread in the retail industry.
2025-05-26 06:37:00
As generative AI technology evolves, companies are increasingly using AI in areas such as training new employees and evaluating employees.
2025-05-26 04:41:00
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to officially announce details on the 26th and begin accepting applications from businesses for the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The ministry also plans to set up a new team to deal with rising rice prices, and the focus will be on whether stockpiled rice can be distributed to consumers as quickly as possible at the target price of 2,000 yen for 5 kilograms.
