After an organic fluorine compound content was detected in groundwater in Sezu City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan by more than 400 times, local civil society organizations organized blood tests for more than a thousand nearby residents. Survey results released not long ago showed that about 30% of the subjects had excessive levels of perfluorinated and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their blood. It is understood that PFAS is difficult to degrade and accumulates in the environment and human body. It is called a "permanent chemical". In 2023, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a subsidiary of the World Health Organization, listed one of the representative substances, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), as a carcinogen, and another representative substance, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), as a possible carcinogen. A water quality survey last year showed that the PFAS content in groundwater in a place in Sezu City, Osaka Prefecture reached 420 times that of Japan's provisional national standard. After more than 30 nearby residents were found to have abnormal blood tests at the end of last year, a non-governmental group decided to expand the scope of testing and conduct blood tests on more than a thousand residents. The results showed that about 30% of the 1190 residents in Osaka Prefecture and Hyogo Prefecture who received blood tests had excessive PFAS levels in their blood. The group asked the Japanese central government to conduct free blood tests for residents and take corresponding countermeasures.

Big "hawk" Shigeru Ishiba "upset" was elected the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, leading to a plunge in the Japanese stock market。On the morning of the 30th, the Japanese stock market suffered a violent sell-off, with the Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 1,800 points, or 4.5%, the TSE index fell 2.7%。Market concerns, Shigeru Ishiba's "hawkish" stance or will bring huge uncertainty to the Japanese market Some analysts say, with Shigeru Ishiba will take over as Prime Minister of Japan, Japan's 12-year-old "Abenomics" is likely to come to an end, his victory as the Bank of Japan to further raise interest rates to remove obstacles。In addition to the impact of Japanese politics, the Japanese economy also came a big negative, according to the latest data released Japan's industrial output in August, the initial value of the month-on-month decline of 3.3%, a much lower than expected decline of 0.9%; Japan's industrial output fell at an initial annual rate of 4% in August..9%, also significantly lower than the expected decline of 1.3%。

On the 27th, Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, defeated the "hawks" against China and was elected the 28th president of the Liberal Democratic Party.。Japanese media is expected in October 1st, the interim parliament, he will officially serve as the 102nd Japanese Prime Minister。Experts said: Shigeru Ishiba's election reflects the LDP's demand for change and stability, and the importance of Sino-Japanese relations will not change as a result of the change of Japanese leadership.。Shigeru Ishiba advocates building an "Asian version of NATO" by integrating alliances between the United States, Japan, the United States and South Korea, and China should remain vigilant in this regard.。Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian: Long-term, healthy and stable development of Sino-Japanese relations is the only correct choice, and I hope the Japanese side will learn from history and meet the Chinese side halfway.。

China and Japan have recently held intensive consultations and reached a bilateral consensus on the issue of discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.。The Japanese side agreed to establish a long-term international monitoring arrangement covering key aspects of the discharge, and stakeholders, including China, to implement independent sampling monitoring.。On the issue of restrictions on the export of Japanese aquatic products to China raised by the Japanese side, the Chinese side will, after participating in monitoring activities such as independent sampling and based on sufficient scientific evidence, proceed to adjust the relevant measures and gradually resume the import of Japanese aquatic products in line with the regulations.。On August 24, 2023, the Japanese government unilaterally initiated the discharge of nuclear contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. As one of the most important stakeholders, China firmly opposes this irresponsible practice.。

Five years after the new crown epidemic, the 10th China-Japan-Korea Tourism Ministers' Meeting was held in Kobe, Japan, on the 11th.。China, Japan and the Republic of Korea have agreed to strengthen cooperation to increase the number of tourist visits between the three countries to 40 million by 2030! China, Japan and the Republic of Korea have agreed to improve the reception environment, promote the sharing of tourism data, increase the number of direct flights from various countries and work together to achieve high value-added tourism.。The China-Japan-Korea Tourism Ministers Meeting was established in 2006 and is organized by China, Japan and South Korea on a rotating basis. The next meeting will be held in China in 2025.。

Recently, the performance of the firm U.S. stocks, Japanese stocks and other markets suffered a sharp shock, triggering for global asset allocation or will be “big shuffle” discussion, Goldman Sachs data show that in the Japanese stock market fell last week, hedge funds to more than 5 years the fastest rate of sale of Japanese stocks. A number of interviewees believe that Japan's interest rate hike and the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts are expected to be the cause of this turmoil, the next global funds or from high valuation areas to low valuation areas to switch, in this context, the attractiveness of Hong Kong stocks for the global funds is significantly improved. The rising logic of the Japanese stock market no longer exists. Chen Liming, chief economist of Chuan Cai Securities, said. Previously, the Japanese stock market continued to strengthen from its manufacturing sector in recent years, rapid earnings growth, the depreciation of the yen to promote Japan's manufacturing exports grew rapidly, but currently with the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates, superimposed on the risk of a global recession, the Japanese economy will face the risk of a downturn in the logic of record highs has come to an end.

Only five trading days, the Nikkei 225 index to recover to the level of last Monday's plunge before the 13th Nikkei 225-degree rose 2.79%, up to 36,000 points during the session. The Nikkei 225 index narrowed to 2.55%, the TSE index rose 2.18%, the dollar against the yen at 147.412 up 0.14%. 12 Makoto Sakurai, a former governor of the Bank of Japan, said they won't raise interest rates again, at least for the rest of the year, given the market turmoil that followed the central bank's recent rate hike and the low likelihood of a rapid recovery in Japan's economy. A weaker yen has also provided support for outgoers such as automakers and technology companies, with the yen holding at 147.29 yen to the dollar after falling 0.4 percent on Monday.

After Monday's waterfall plunge, Japanese stocks ushered in two days of big gains.August 7 Japan's stock market closed early, the Nikkei 225 index rose 2.3% to 35464.61 points, the TSE index rose 3.3%. The U.S. dollar against the yen USD/JPY, rose more than 2% during the day, up nearly 100 pips in the short term. Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said that stock market volatility affects business activity and consumption, which in turn affects economic activity and the price outlook, and is an important factor in guiding monetary policy, and we will not raise interest rates when the market is unstable.

On August 5, after the early meltdown, Japanese stocks continued to tumble, with the Nikkei 225 closing down 12.4%, the largest one-day drop in history, and the Japan TSE down 12.23%. Japan's TSE index futures again triggered the melting mechanism, the second suspension of trading today, Nikkei 225 index futures due to the melting mechanism again suspended. After the meltdown in the Japanese stock market, South Korea's GEM index also plunged 8% after triggering the meltdown mechanism, trading was suspended for 20 minutes, after the resumption of trading, the decline expanded to 14%, the largest decline since 2008.

On December 4, in response to the news that GAC Honda will lay off 900 people, an insider of GAC Honda told the Economic Observer: "It is a phased adjustment of our production and the termination of the personnel dispatch agreement with the labor service company.。Honda Motor said on December 2 that it would lay off about 900 contract workers from its Chinese joint venture, GAC Honda, due to its rapid shift to the electric vehicle market.。A Honda spokesman said the layoffs were equivalent to about 1 in the joint venture..7% of 30,000 employees。For the labor dispatch personnel involved, GAC Honda will provide financial compensation in a timely manner in accordance with the law and regulations, and actively assist the re-employment of relevant personnel.。

According to Japanese media reports, Panasonic Holdings President Nan Jian said in an interview a few days ago that "if you escape from the Chinese market (fierce competition), it means withdrawing from the world," indicating that China as one of the most important regions to continue to carry out investment policy.。Panasonic Holdings' China business accounts for about 30% of earnings。He said that among the various businesses, he is looking forward to the growth of the residential space business, which provides residential equipment and home appliances, "Although the scale of the business is still relatively small, the growth rate is worth looking forward to.。It will also be a reference for Japanese business. "。Panasonic will promote its business in more than 30 properties, led by elderly homes that have begun to move in

On September 21, Toshiba announced that a $15 billion tender offer led by private equity fund Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) had been successful, with more than half of its shareholders participating in the acquisition, reaching the threshold of taking the company private.。JIP currently holds 78.65% stake, after the completion of the transaction, Toshiba will be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.。According to media reports, the delisting will be completed as soon as this year, when Toshiba's 74-year history of listing will come to an end.。

The vacancy rate for office space in central Tokyo has now exceeded 6%, the highest level in 10 years.。

On June 5, the Nikkei index broke through 32,000 points, a new high in 33 years, the Nikkei index's surge in the dollar's liquidity is still having an impact on the global economy and asset pricing, in the long run, the Fed's pace of interest rate hikes is suspended, if the shift to the interest rate cut cycle, the yen or a sharp appreciation。Based on this situation, there is speculation that the entry of U.S. capital into the Japanese stock market is more like a pre-harvest binge。

On June 5, the Tokyo stock market Nikkei index exceeded 32,000 points, refreshing the highest value during the bubble economy, with the passage of the U.S. debt ceiling bill, the New York market share prices rose sharply over the weekend, the yen depreciated the dollar appreciation, the peripheral market crazy into the Tokyo stock market, making the Nikkei index prices rose sharply