UNIQLO has a large lineup of affordable items, from basic everyday clothing essential for daily life to trendy items that keep up with the latest fashions.
The prices of goods traded among companies in Japan rose last month compared to a year earlier. Prices continue to rise to higher levels, but the pace of the increases has eased.
Toyota Motor says it posted record sales for the April-to-December period, helped by the weak yen. But net profit was dragged down by high raw material costs.
The Bank of Japan kicks off its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday. Attention is focused on whether the central bank will further adjust its ultra-easy monetary policy aimed at stimulating the economy.
The Japanese government has decided to step up measures against highly venomous fire ants by designating them as an invasive alien species that requires urgent action.
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 25th, amidst the view that the government and the Bank of Japan are repeatedly intervening in the market, there is a mix of buying and selling of the yen, and the yen exchange rate is trading between 149 yen to the dollar.
In response to the rapid depreciation of the yen, JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) investigated the impact on exports by item, and found that nearly half of the exports increased in volume. We can see that the depreciation of the yen has had a positive effect in some areas.
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