NAGOYA, Mar 24 (News On Japan) - While the spectacular rise of Tokyo's stocks has captured global attention, another record has been set: the price of gold, evident at a gold sale event held at Mitsukoshi in Nagoya.
The exhibition featured around 300 items, including a "Golden Lion" statue, with a total value of approximately 1 billion yen.
Gold prices skyrocketed to a new all-time historic high of $2,222 an ounce last Wednesday.
Source: 東海テレビ NEWS ONE
A massive outbreak of insects is causing serious problems at the Osaka-Kansai Expo site, prompting alarm both on the ground and online.
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A seven-year-old mare named Padmarwat, based at Saga Racecourse, extended her losing streak to 114 races on May 18th, setting a new national record for consecutive defeats in Japanese horse racing.
As workplaces reopen following the Golden Week holidays in Japan, agencies offering "retirement代行" (job-quitting proxy) services are reporting a surge in requests. These services, which inform employers of a worker's resignation on their behalf, are increasingly used by new employees—many of whom find themselves overwhelmed in their first year of work due to power harassment, excessive unpaid overtime, or discrepancies between job listings and actual duties.
Japan’s consumer inflation continued its upward trajectory in April, marking the 44th consecutive month of increase, with rice in particular climbing 98.4% year-on-year.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to waive basic water charges for all ordinary households in the city this summer, covering approximately 8 million households.
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