In order to prevent car accident caused by tires such as punctures while driving, a new system was developed to automatically detects conditions such as tire pressure using IT technology.

The government plans to review the criteria for selecting operators through bidding for offshore wind power generation, which the government is focusing on introducing to realize decarbonization.

American entertainment giant Walt Disney announced that the number of members of its internet video distribution service, including its affiliated sports distribution service, has reached 221.1 million, exceed Netflix.

The SoftBank Group, which had a final deficit of more than 3 trillion yen in its financial results from April to June, announced that it would sell part of its shares in Alibaba Group, China's largest online retailer. The aim is to strengthen the financial base, and as a result, it will be removed from the SoftBank Group's affiliates.

In an interview, Toshiki Kawai, president of Tokyo Electron, one of the world's major manufacturers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, said that the stable supply of semiconductors has become an issue for Japan as part of its economic security. He showed the recognition that it is necessary to strengthen investment in research and development from a perspective.

Last month, it was found that the number of companies that went bankrupt due to high prices, such as soaring raw material prices, was the highest in the past five years. Research firms say that there is a possibility that the number of bankruptcies will increase in the future, especially among small and medium-sized enterprises, as they will not be able to pass on the costs to the sales price.

The SoftBank Group’s financial results for the entire group from April to June this year resulted in a significant deficit of 2,162.7 billion yen in final profit and loss. This was mainly due to the recording of valuation losses on the stocks of investees held in response to the slump un the global stock market.

The export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food from January to June this year exceeded 650 billion yen due to the recovery of demand for eating out mainly in Europe and the United States, as well as the effect of the weaker yen, reaching a record high for the first half of the year.

Toyota Motor's financial results from April to June this year were more than 8.49 trillion yen, which is the highest ever for this period due to the weak yen.

While fuel prices remain high due to the invasion of Ukraine, the 10 major electric power companies have completed their financial results from April to June this year, and the increase in fuel costs used for thermal power generation could not be passed on to electricity rates. As a result, 7 out of 10 companies ended up in the red.

Hino Motors has continued to suspend the shipment of trucks and other vehicles after submitting fraudulent exhaust gas and fuel consumption data to the government.

The amount of money spent on leisure activities during this summer vacation is about 68,000 yen per household due to the increase in the number of people going on trips, and the survey results show that the new corona will recover to the level before the spread of infection.