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[News] Financial Services Agency Requests Cybersecurity Inspections for Financial Institutions

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has asked financial institutions nationwide to conduct emergency inspections of thei...
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[News] MHLW Policy to Provide Subsidies to Companies for Stockpile and Increased Production of Critical Medical Devices

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has formulated a new policy to subsidize costs incurred by private com...
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[News] Regional banks in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie to raise deposit interest rates

Regional banks headquartered in the three Tokai prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, and Mie have decided to raise their ordinary...
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[News] Yamagata Prefecture Upgrades Economic Assessment

In its September economic trends report, Yamagata Prefecture upgraded its basic assessment of the prefectural economy an...
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[News] Osaka-Kansai Expo: 829.9 Billion Yen in Economic Impact Outside the Kansai Region

According to the final estimates released by the Asia Pacific Institute for Research, the economic ripple effect of the ...
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[News] Weak-yen bankruptcies in the first half of fiscal 2026 total 38

Bankruptcies related to the weak yen reached 38 in the first half of fiscal 2026, exceeding the same period of the previ...
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[News] BOJ Governor Ueda to Attend G20 in Thailand Starting the 13th

It has been decided that Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will visit Bangkok, Thailand, starting October 13, 2026, to a...
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[News] Prevention of Job-Hunting Sexual Harassment Becomes Mandatory, MHLW Survey Shows Over 30% Affected

Under the revised Equal Employment Opportunity Act, which takes effect on October 1, 2026, implementing measures to prev...
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[News] Rakuten Puts Bank at the Core of Financial Restructuring

Rakuten Group and Rakuten Bank have reached a final agreement to reorganize their fintech businesses, transitioning to a...
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[News] NTT Docomo Business and Classiq Partner

On October 8, 2026, NTT Docomo Business and Classiq concluded a strategic business partnership aimed at the industrial a...