Japan 07 (Oct 23 - Dec 26)

[behappyalways]

Japan accepted 303 refugees in 2023.
Not in thousands, not in millions.
https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1802008307437105292


Tourists get taste of old Japan at hidden 'snack bars'
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni4EE3Q7Fvg

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The Music Just Stopped: Japan Banking Giant Norinchukin To Liquidate $63 Billion In Treasuries & European Bonds To Plug Massive Unrealized Losses
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/music ... d-european

[winston]

Japanese stocks rally fizzles out

Citigroup and abrdn are among banks that have turned more pessimistic toward the nation's equities as the outlook for corporate governance reform and the Bank of Japan's monetary policy remains uncertain.

A fund manager survey by Bank of America showed about a third of respondents believe the market has peaked.

Foreign investors, who helped push up Japanese shares to a record high just a few months ago, became net sellers for a fourth straight week through June 14, the longest streak since September, according to Tokyo Stock Exchange data.

After reaching an all-time high on March 22, blue-chip Nikkei 225 index has fallen 5.6 percent compared with a 1 percent gain during the period for the MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index, and a 4.4 percent advance in the US's S&P 500 Index.

Source: Bloomberg

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section- ... izzles-out

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56 candidates. The most in history! Fierce battle in Tokyo governor election
56名候選人.史上最多! 東京都知事選舉激戰｜方念華｜FOCUS全球新聞 20240621 ‪@tvbsfocus‬
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DGgfhlc6ZnQ


There is a lot of chaos in the Tokyo gubernatorial election!
Candidates make weird looks and the female candidate suddenly takes off her clothes!
Her political views boast that she is "cute and sexy"
東京知事選舉亂象多! 候選人搞怪搏目光 女候選人突脫衣! 政見自誇"可愛性感 "│【國際焦點】20240629│三立新聞台
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-uB5niu ... Wz5bm96a2C

[behappyalways]

Japan’s new banknotes cause trouble for small businesses
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_xS51MajwWc

[behappyalways]

But inflation-adjusted real wages fell for a record 26th straight month as a weakening yen and higher commodity prices pushed up the cost of imports, complicating the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) efforts to normalise monetary policy.

Japan's base pay rises by most in 31-years, part-time workers see robust gains
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/busines ... 072024_cna

[behappyalways]

Tokyo’s first female governor wins third term
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dd9nFp95lI

[behappyalways]

Japan diaper makers profit from ageing adults
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ6lFDurKEw

[behappyalways]

24 hours! Japanese kindergarten "night care" will pick you up at 6 a.m. the next morning.
Children with fevers can also be sent to be taken care of.
Japanese newborns have hit another low.
Major manufacturers have stopped producing baby diapers and switched to adults.

24小時! 日本幼兒園"夜間托育"隔天早上6點再來接 小孩發燒也可以送來照顧 日本新生兒再創低 大廠停產嬰兒紙尿褲 轉攻成人│記者 劉至柔 陳識雄│【國際焦點】20240715│三立新聞台

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Opq_Y6nGb4w

[behappyalways]

Subsidies for electricity and gas are suspended.
Prices continue to rise.
Annuities are fine-tuned.
People: Not interested.

日電費瓦斯停補助.物價續漲 年金微調.民眾:無感｜FOCUS午間新聞 20240718 ‪@tvbsfocus‬

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pJmC5aiaVpc