Starting with the Nikkei Average rising by 240 yen, real wages fell 0.6% in January and improved to the level for the first time in 13 months - tailwind for Bank of Japan normalization

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Real wages fell 0.6% in January, improved to level for the first time in 13 months - tailwind for Bank of Japan normalization
The negative range of real wages in January, excluding the effects of price fluctuations, compared to the previous year, shrunk to a level for the first time in 13 months. Prescribed salaries, which are attracting attention in grasping wage trends, continue to increase, and this is a boost for the Bank of Japan, which is closely monitoring wage trends for the normalization of monetary policy.

Two major management companies oppose the appointment of a “president” for a PBR split of 1 times
Domestic management companies request management that is conscious of stock prices from investee companies. $Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group(8306.JP)$Asset management opposes the reappointment of representative directors such as presidents at general shareholders' meetings for companies whose ROE (return on equity) has fallen below 8% for the past 3 consecutive terms and PBR (stock price-net asset ratio) is less than 1 times.

Toyota rice factory approves 30% of union formation = expansion of influence of automobile workers' unions
The American Auto Workers Union (UAW) is in midwestern Missouri on the 6th $Toyota Motor(7203.JP)$At the engine parts factory, it was announced that 30% of employees signed in favor of forming a labor union. UAW has an organizational foundation $General Motors(GM.US)$Activities are being strengthened to expand from employees of the three major “Big Three” companies to foreign manufacturers, etc., and the impact on the Japanese team is also beginning to be felt.

ITOCHU Corporation - Opposition JWP signs agreement to rebuild Big Motor's business
$ITOCHU(8001.JP)$There was a backlash. The company and $Itochu Enex(8133.JP)$It was announced on the 6th that an agreement was signed with the corporate revitalization fund J-Will Partners (JWP, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) for business reconstruction of Big Motor.

Docomo acquires ORIX credit sales for 79.2 billion yen
$Nippon Telegraph & Telephone(9432.JP)$It was announced on the 6th that it will acquire Orix Credit (Tokyo/Minato), a mid-tier credit company. Invest 79.2 billion yen $ORIX(8591.JP)$Acquire 66% of the shares from Increase creditworthiness and expand financial services for individuals through smartphones.

Buying advantage such as ToElec and AdTest, and the breakthrough of US NVIDIA are stimulants for stock prices◇
The high price of $Tokyo Electron (8035.JP) $ continues, and while semiconductor-related stocks were being sold here, the company's stock showed strength and recorded 7 consecutive gains until the day before, but today they also carried out immediate profit margin sales, showing strong price movements around the high price since listing.