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[Bulletin] The Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision meeting policy rate has been left unchangedAt its monetary policy meeting held until the 30th, the BoJ decided to maintain the current policy rate. Encourage short-term market rates to remain around 1.25%. We just raised interest rates at the last meeting in September, and households and businesses...
Reserve expenses of 1,148.1 billion yen were decided to continue to suppress gasoline pricesAt the cabinet meeting on the 30th, the government decided to spend 1,148.1 billion yen from the reserve funds in this year's budget to continue for the time being the drastic change mitigation measures such as curbing gasoline prices that are being implemented in response to the situation in the Middle East.
ICC Director Akane, who has difficulty entering the country due to US sanctions, will report to the UN General Assembly in a videoThe proposal to allow a pre-recorded video of Tomoko Akane, director of the International Criminal Court, who has been made difficult to enter the United States by the Trump administration's sanctions, to report to the United Nations General Assembly next week is opposed by the United States and others.
Kanagawa Hadano captures a bear that appears to be “an individual released into the mountains after capture”In Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, one bear was captured in the vicinity of Koboyama Park on the morning of the 31st, due to the continuous sightings of bears this month. We learned from interviews with city officials that a bear was captured in the vicinity of Koboyama Park on the morning of the 31st. If it is seen as the same individual as the bear that was captured and released into the mountain on the 20th of this month...
Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers' Meeting for the First Time in 5 Years Mogi Foreign Minister Hokkaido Shimbun Reporter's Request for Immediate ReleaseForeign Minister Motegi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the United States, where he was visiting. It has been almost five years since the Japanese and Russian foreign ministers met in person, and Minister Mogi urged the immediate release of the detained Hokkaido Shimbun reporter.
Russian Independent Newspaper Closes Editorial Board, 'Deeply Concerned' by Nobel CommitteeThe independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced in November that it would close its editorial office, which has been in operation for more than 30 years, and it has been regarded as a symbolic event of the increasingly harsh control of speech under Putin's regime since the invasion of Ukraine...
“Biggest Damage Ever” Crypto Assets Major Binance Complex AttackA major global crypto-asset exchange, Binance, suffered one of the largest reported breaches in digital assets due to unauthorized access, and the company revealed on the 30th that there had been a "complex attack" on the system...
Overthrow of Henoko Offshore Accident Doshisha Press Conference Bereaved Family "Accountability Seriously"A school corporation that operates Doshisha International High School in Kyoto Prefecture, where a ship on a training trip capsized off the coast of Henoko in Okinawa Prefecture and a female student died, commented on the first press conference held by a female student in seven and a half months on the 30th, and said, "Accountability is…
Spanish High Speed Train Accident Is There Any Trouble with the Train Ahead?In an accident in which a high-speed train crashed into another train in central Spain, killing more than 60 people, the Puente transport minister revealed that the operation command center had received a report that it could not resume operations from the previous train just before the accident. This…
Focus on how to advance the interest rate hike that shifts to fixation when the Bank of Japan price reaches 2%The BoJ has for the first time decided that the key inflation rate has reached the target of 2%, and from now on, it will shift its policy management focus to fixing at this level. The BoJ is moving forward with raising interest rates for the time being as there is a risk that prices will overshoot...
A Hokkaido limited express train and a bear stopped at the scene of the collision and resumed operation without getting upLate on the night of the 30th, there was an accident in which a limited express train bound for Wakkanai Station in Hokkaido collided with a bear. According to JR Hokkaido, there is a possibility that a bear is involved under the train, and the train stops at the scene with more than 30 passengers on board,...
The Selection Committee of the President of the University of Tokyo announces the details of the selection processRegarding the selection of the next president of the University of Tokyo, Mr. Hiroko Fujigaki, who was second in the faculty intention vote, was selected at the selection meeting to decide the president with the approval of 14 out of 15 people except the chairman, and the details of the selection process were announced.
KIOXIA HD interim results final profit was 37 times that of the same period last yearSemiconductor giant KIOXIA Holdings has made a final profit of more than 219 billion yen, 37 times the same period of the previous year, due to a large increase in AI-related demand for its financial results for the six-month period from April...
Prime Minister Takaichi's participation in the Nuclear Ban Treaty Conference “Necessary from a security perspective”Prime Minister Takaichi was asked by the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to invite Japan to participate as an observer in the first review conference of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to be held in November, but the idea that it is necessary to consider it from the viewpoint of ensuring security…
"Sunday Everyday" will be closed next spring due to a shrinking magazine market and soaring raw material costs.It was announced that the Mainichi Shimbun Publishing will be closed in April next year regarding "Sunday Daily", which is said to be the longest comprehensive weekly magazine in Japan with a history of more than 100 years.
North Korean Media Fires Large Caliber Multiple Rocket Guns and ReportsNorth Korean media reported that Kim Jong Un (Kim Jong Un), general secretary, attended a drone exhibition on the 29th, and multiple rocket guns were fired as a demonstration of weapons. On the 29th, the South Korean army flew a short distance to the Sea of Japan...
Tokyo 23 Wards Consumer Price Index up 2.6% YoY in OctoberThe October flash Consumer Price Index for Tokyo's 23 wards was up 2.6% compared to the same month last year, excluding fresh foods, which are highly variable due to weather. The increase was 0.1 percentage point lower than in September.
Significant deficit of more than 800 billion yen in Volkswagen's July-September financial resultsVolkswagen, a leading German automaker, announced its financial results for the three months to September, with a final profit and loss of 4.648 billion euros and a large deficit of more than 800 billion yen in Japanese yen. Sluggish sales in the Chinese market, etc.
Figure GP Series Round 2 Jishi Nakata ranks first, Kazuki Tomono ranks third.In the second round of the Grand Prix series of figure skating, the Canadian tournament held a short program for the first half of the men's single on the 30th, and the senior debutant, 18-year-old Rishi Nakada, took the lead.
Reflects weakness in domestic demand below 50 in China's manufacturing sentiment indexChina's manufacturing sentiment index for October fell below 50, the benchmark for economic expansion, for the first time in two months, reflecting weakness in domestic demand such as personal consumption and real estate investment.
The revision of the three security treaty documents emphasizes a "virtuous cycle of defense and economy," and also includes the establishment of a new legal entity.The government's policy is to position it as one of the pillars that emphasize the "virtuous cycle of defense and the economy" in the three security-related documents that will be revised later this year. It is planned to establish a new corporation responsible for strengthening the production capacity of defense equipment and promoting relocation, and the radical...
Japan, the United States and the Republic of Korea Foreign Minister "The unity of the three countries is the necessity of the region" To expand the bottom of cooperationThe foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, and the Republic of Korea met in Atlanta, the United States, where the G20 meeting of foreign ministers of the major 20 countries is being held, and confirmed the policy of further expanding cooperation as the unity of the three countries is the key to regional peace and stability.
Trump administration sells $2.1 billion of interceptor missiles to UkraineIn response to the ongoing Russian military invasion of Ukraine, the Trump administration in the United States announced that it had approved the sale of about 330 billion yen worth of weapons, including interceptor missiles.
The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting kicks off with Foreign Minister Mogi “G20 countries cooperate and coordinate”G20 = Foreign Ministers' meetings of the major 20 countries opened in the United States. Foreign Minister Motegi asserted Japan's position on the Middle East, Ukraine, North Korea, and other issues, and cooperated with the G20 countries to coordinate the efforts of the international community with many challenges.
The opposition party "Attendance of Prime Minister Takashi" exploring the schedule for the passage of the Consumption Tax Reduction BillRegarding the bill related to the consumption tax reduction of food products, the ruling party has decided to explore the date of the vote in the House of Representatives next week, saying that the deliberation time is accumulating. In response, the opposition has repeatedly asked Prime Minister Takaichi to attend and ask questions...
Jungria Okinawa "I want to look for a new sponsor in about half a year"As a trigger for the Okinawan economy, the general meeting of shareholders of the parent company of the company that operates the theme park "Junglia Okinawa", which opened last year, was held again, and the final loss of more than 17.3 billion yen, which was not approved at the general meeting last month, was settled by shareholders...
Prime Minister Takaichi accelerated consideration of institutional strengthening to attract investment to the regionPrime Minister Gaoshi said that in order to promote strategies to attract investment to local areas, he has strengthened the government's system, and emphasized the idea of responding to specific requests from local governments and accelerating consideration for realization.
Four major fixed mortgage rates have been lowered since NovemberFour major banks, including Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, have lowered interest rates on fixed-type mortgages to be applied since November, as the rise in long-term interest rates has taken hold.
Asia's oldest deer fossil named "Mizunamijika" in GifuA deer fossil found in an 18-million-year-old stratum in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, was identified as a new species by group surveys such as a local museum, and was named "Mizunamijika". The oldest deer fossil in Asia and the oldest in the world...
KDDI customer information leakage or unauthorized access to the life netKDDI has announced that its LifeNet Life Insurance system, which is linked to the sale of life insurance, may have been compromised and the personal information of up to 22,000 KDDI customers may have been compromised. Could have leaked...
Keidanren Shunto Policy Draft "Price Transfer Negotiation Proactively" [Detailed in QA]Toward the spring battle of 2027, the draft of the Keidanren's basic policy, which serves as a guide for management, was revealed. The member companies of the Keidanren are mainly large companies, but this policy aims to achieve a high standard of wage increase even for small and medium-sized enterprises, and for large companies...
Consideration based on the idea of reserving more than 30% of the surplus utilization of the Secretary of the Chief Executive's Foreign Exchange Special MeetingIn connection with the preparation of the budget for next fiscal year, Secretary Kihara based his review on the conventional view that the surplus of the special account set up by the government for market intervention should be used as a financial resource for the general account, such as reserving more than 30% of the surplus…
Disclosure of assets of the Second Takaichi Reconstruction Cabinet[NHK] The assets of 10 newly appointed ministers in the second Takaichi Reform Cabinet, which was launched last month, were released on the 30th. The assets of the 10 newly appointed ministers in the second Takaichi transformation cabinet were disclosed, and the remaining ministers were not covered.
Diet Response Support for Reducing the Burden on Government Officials AI App Development Digital AgencyIn order to improve the efficiency of government employees' work, the Digital Agency developed an AI app to support the creation of Diet answers, and began pilot operations from 30 days.
A bill to remotely grasp communication applications in countermeasures against Tokuryu is discussed by the House of Representatives"Tokuryu" = As a new measure against anonymous and mobile criminal groups, the House of Representatives deliberated on a bill that included the introduction of a method to remotely grasp the contents of communications on smartphones by instructors. The chairman of the Yari National Public Safety Commission is concerned about the safety of the people...