
AI-generated summary
Chubu Electric Power's executives are being held accountable for data fraud issues and a review of the restart of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. The base issue is one of the issues in the Okinawa prefecture gubernatorial election.
Chubu Electric Power announced the retirement of President Hayashi Kingo and Chairman Katsuno Satoru.
(09/14 14:03)
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara said, ``Relocating to Henoko is the only solution to the problems surrounding Futenma Air Base.''
(09/14 11:26)
Prime Minister Takaichi has begun making arrangements to reshuffle his cabinet and include Hiroshi Nakatsuka, secretary-general of the Meiji Restoration, into the cabinet.
(09/14 10:41)
The investigative committee determined that then-president Katsuno was informed of the company's policy of not responding to whistleblowing reports in 2019. Although it cannot be determined that the intention was to actively consent, it was said that ``more careful judgment would have been desirable.''
(09/14 10:10)
Prime Minister Takaichi said of Genta Koja's victory in the Okinawa prefecture gubernatorial election, ``It reflects the will of the prefecture's citizens in their desire for economic growth.''
(09/14 09:57)
The investigation committee found that Chubu Electric management criticized and reprimanded the delay in the Hamaoka nuclear power plant review schedule.
(09/14 09:25)
According to an exit poll published by Jiji Press, Genta Koja, a newcomer backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and others, is leading Governor Denny Tamaki in the Okinawa gubernatorial election.
(09/13 20:03)
It has been learned that Chubu Electric Power's president Hayashi is making arrangements to resign.
(09/13 19:51)
It has been revealed that North Korea's sports minister is planning to visit Japan to coincide with the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
(09/12 21:22)
The BRICS summit adopted a joint declaration that aims to resolve international disputes through "dialogue, consultation, and diplomacy."
(09/12 20:22)
It has been revealed that Chairman Katsuno is considering resigning over Chubu Electric Power's data fraud issue.
(09/11 22:54)
AFP news agency reported that Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthi group has taken control of an island in the Babel Mandeb Strait, a key maritime transport hub.
(09/11 19:51)
Chubu Electric Power has made arrangements to withdraw its application for review for restarting Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4.
(09/11 13:16)
A Hong Kong court has sentenced three former leaders of a pro-democracy group that organized a vigil for the Tiananmen Square massacre to prison terms from February 2015 to March 207.
(09/11 11:21)
The Digital Agency announced that approximately 246,000 pieces of personal information, including the names and addresses of government employees, may have been leaked.
(09/11 11:15)
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Chubu Electric Power will announce his successor soon.
Likely · Within days
Official decision to withdraw Hamaoka nuclear power plant review application
Very likely · Within weeks
Genta Furusa is likely to win in Okinawa gubernatorial election
Likely · Within days

According to preliminary trade statistics for August released by the Ministry of Finance, crude oil imports increased by 3.6% from the same month last year to 11.59 million kiloliters. Import volume decreased from April to June due to the tense situation in the Middle East, but alternative procurement from the United States increased, and the volume exceeded the previous year's level for the second time in July. On the other hand, the trade balance was in the red for 1,0105.6 billion yen, the fourth consecutive month in the red, due to the continued high cost of crude oil procurement. The amount of imports from the Middle East decreased by 30.9% from the previous year to 7.25 million kiloliters, and the amount of imports from the United States was 3.65 million kiloliters, more than seven times the previous year. The import unit price of crude oil is 102,687 yen per kiloliter, the fourth highest level on record, and continued high costs remain an issue.

The Chinese government is aiming to strengthen its soft power by developing anime and games as new pillars of service export. Even as Sino-Japanese relations have cooled down, collaboration with Japanese companies is progressing, and there are noticeable moves by Chinese companies to expand their sales channels around the world.

Chubu Electric Power is arranging for President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoshi Katsuno to resign over the issue of fraudulently manipulating standard seismic ground motion data during the restart review of Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4. According to people familiar with the matter, although the report does not suggest direct involvement of management, it is expected that they will be held accountable for years of poor governance. Director Minoru Yasui's name has been mentioned as a possible successor.

It was discovered that the Japan M&A Center bypassed the use of the ``Specified Business List'' introduced by an industry organization and falsely told buyers that ``all of the items have been canceled'' even though management guarantees remained. The employee in charge was fired in July. Lawyers for the seller point out that this violates their obligations of neutrality and impartiality, and are concerned about structural problems.

Japan Nuclear Fuel has released for the first time the amount of stored nuclear fuel stored in the cooling pool at its spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant (Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture) by power company, revealing that Tokyo Electric Power Company has the largest amount at 890 tons. The factory started operations in 1998, but the acceptance of waste stopped in 2016, and the current storage capacity is almost full at 2,968 tons. The aim is to start operations in the second half of next year, but the outlook is uncertain as the plant has been postponed 27 times so far.

The yield on US 30-year government bonds hit a 19-year high of 5.311% since June 2007. Amid market caution due to fiscal instability and inflation concerns, U.S. Treasury Secretary George Bessent announced a ``bizarre plan'' to more than double the limit on the repurchase of U.S. bonds with maturities of 10 years or more, in response to rising long-term interest rates.