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片山さつき財務相、植田和男日銀総裁、三村淳財務官、５月１９日、パリ政府・日銀が３０日夜、海外市場で約３カ月ぶりの円買い・ドル売り介入に踏み切ったことが３１日、関係者への取材で明らかになった。 The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan carried out a yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention for the first time in about three months on Thursday night, during New York trading hours, informed sources said Friday.

中国日本商会の本間哲朗会長、２０２５年１１月、上海【北京時事】中国に進出した日本企業でつくる中国日本商会は３１日、在中日系企業を対象としたアンケート調査の結果を公表した。 Business sentiment among Japanese companies in China worsened in the first half of the year due mainly to strained relations between the two countries, a survey by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China showed Friday.

高市早苗首相は８月３日、熊本県を訪れ、最大震度７を観測した地震の被災状況を視察する。 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit earthquake-stricken Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday, government and ruling party officials said Friday.

文部科学省は３１日、政府が１０兆円規模の大学ファンドを通じて支援する「国際卓越研究大学」に京都大を正式認定した。 Japan's education ministry Friday formally certified Kyoto University as the third eligible for receiving aid from a government-financed 10-trillion-yen fund aimed at supporting universities with the potential to produce world-class research results.

政府は３１日、地域に企業の大規模投資を呼び込むための産業クラスターの形成計画を公表した。 The Japanese government on Friday unveiled a plan to form industrial clusters to attract large-scale corporate investment to rural regions.

金融政策決定会合に臨む日銀の植田和男総裁ら、３１日午前、東京都中央区の日銀本店日銀は３１日、前日に続き金融政策決定会合を開き、金融政策の現状維持を決定した。 The Bank of Japan on Friday decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged while raising its gross domestic product growth outlook for fiscal 2026.

ソニーグループ本社、東京都港区ソニーグループは３１日、２０２７年３月期連結業績予想について、売上高を１２兆５０００億円、本業のもうけを示す営業利益を１兆７２００億円、純利益を１兆２１００億円にそれぞれ上方修正した。 Sony Group Corp. on Friday raised its consolidated sales and profit forecasts for the year ending in March 2027, citing its bullish gaming business.

海外市場で急伸後、１ドル、１６０円台に上げ幅を縮小した円相場を示すモニター、３１日午前、東京都港区の外為どっとコム外国為替市場で円が急騰した。 The dollar tumbled below 160.50 yen in Tokyo trading Friday morning amid speculation that the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling intervention in the foreign exchange market.

【図解】都区部消費者物価指数の推移総務省が３１日発表した７月の東京都区部消費者物価指数は、価格変動の大きい生鮮食品を除く総合指数が１１２．６と、前年同月比１．９％上昇した。 Core consumer prices in central Tokyo rose 1.9percentagein July from a year before, following a 1.6percentagegain in June, Japan's internal affairs ministry said Friday.

出入国在留管理庁出入国在留管理庁は３１日、入管行政の基本方針を示した第２次「出入国在留管理基本計画」を公表した。 Japan's Immigration Services Agency on Friday unveiled its second basic plan for immigration control and residency management, including measures to promote smoother adaptation of foreign residents to local communities.