Press review: June 2024

In this section you will find this month's press review, which contains a selection of some of the most interesting Japan-related online articles that have been published over the past month. To read them, please click on the following links:

• The Japan News - Japan, EU to Agree to Set Rules of Procurement in decarbonization Sector; Promoting Fair Economic Competition
• The Japan Times - Japan and EU agree to work on creating hydrogen demand and supply
• Nikkei Asia - Japan companies to launch $1bn fund for hydrogen supply chains
• The Japan Times - In Japan, energy security fears put nuclear back in favor for 2040 plan
• The Japan Times - Japan makes a late play on under-fire carbon credit trading
• NHK - Japan sets up 'special zones' to create international financial centers
• The Japan Times - Impacts of weaker yen vary by company size: estimates
• The Japan Times - Japan maintains goal of primary budget surplus from 2025 to 2030
• The Japan News - Transport Ministry Starts On-Site Inspection at Toyota HQ; Data Falsification at 5 Vehicle Makers Being Probed
• The Japan News - Leaders of 3 Top Japanese Automakers Offer Apologies in Brewing Scandal over Vehicle Certification; Dealers, Customers Fret over Suspended Shipments of Certain Models
• The Japan Times - Japan focuses on smart cars as automakers fall behind U.S. and China
• The Asahi Shimbun - EVs lag behind in Japan despite early lead by domestic makers
• The Asahi Shimbun - Electronics giants lose way in auto market due to R&D costs
• NHK - Why couples aren't having kids
• The Japan Times - Japan’s birth rate hit new low in 2023
• NHK - Japan births likely to hit record low in 2024
• The Japan Times - Tokyo government to launch dating app in bid to boost birth rate
• NHK - Japan's labor shortage: Seniors take on new roles
• The Asahi Simbun - Faraway robots help workers who struggle to leave their homes
• Nikkei Asia - Japan universities gear up to train new generation of chip talent
• Nikkei Asia - Japan eyes legislative support for next-gen chip production
• The Japan News - Japan Seeks to Expand Domestic Semiconductor Production; Local Governments Anticipate Economic Benefits From Plants
• The Asahi Shinbun - Japan to collect rare metals for EVs, phones from deep ocean floor
• NHK - Japanese whisky makers to increase capital investments on growing global demand