Looking at the breakdown of corporate business tax by industry, the largest decrease was in "transport machinery manufacturing," including automobile manufacturing, which fell sharply by 54.5% compared to the previous year.
A section chief at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare was arrested and indicted on suspicion of violating stalking regulations after allegedly repeatedly sending messages to a female subordinate using work-related chat and visiting her home uninvited. This incident has prompted investigations within the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and other related organizations.
According to the operators of nuclear facilities in Aomori Prefecture, the interim storage facility in Mutsu City, the suspended Dongjing Nuclear Power Plant in Higashidori Village, and the used nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho Village all experienced issues due to the recent earthquake.