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
May 1st marks the celebration of the international labor movement known as May Day. In Osaka, a rally was held where attendees called for the extension of recent substantial wage increases to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well.
The earnings reports from Japan's five major securities firms are in, showing strong performances boosted by the rising stock market.
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced on April 30th that the number of vacant homes across the country has reached 9 million, setting a new record high.
In Tokyo, the Chinese population has been on the rise, with Adachi Ward seeing more than double the number from ten years ago.
In the case where Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was prosecuted for making unauthorized transfers from Ohtani's account, it has been revealed that the mastermind behind the illegal gambling had converted the received money into cash at casinos.
The carcass of a cat was found near a plating factory in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 30th.
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced on April 30th that the number of vacant homes across the country has reached 9 million, setting a new record high.
A South Korean man suspected of involvement in the case of a couple's bodies found in Nasu Town, Tochigi, was arrested early Wednesday morning.
