Ngo-Agasti 4, umkhiqizi omkhulu wensimbi wase-Japan, i-Nippon Steel, umemezele umbiko wezimali wekota yokuqala yonyaka wezimali ka-2020.Ngokwemininingwane yombiko wezezimali, ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe yeNippon Steel engxenyeni yesibili yonyaka wezi-2020 cishe kungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-8.3, ukwehla konyaka ngonyaka ngama-33% kanye nekota nekota yehle ngo-28%;ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi yengulube kungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-7.56, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka ngo-32%, kanye nokwehla kwekota-on-quarter ngama-27%.

Ngokwemininingwane, iJapan Steel yenze ukulahlekelwa cishe kwezigidi ezingama-US$400 ngekota yesibili kanye nenzuzo elinganiselwa ku-US$300 wezigidi ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule.I-Japan Steel ithe ubhubhane olusha lwe-pneumonia lube nomthelela omkhulu ekudingeni insimbi.Kulindeleke ukuthi isidingo sensimbi sikhuphuke sisuka engxenyeni yesibili yonyaka wezimali ka-2020, kodwa kusenzima ukubuyela ezingeni ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane.Kulinganiselwa ukuthi engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka wezimali ka-2020, iJapan's isidingo sensimbi yasekhaya sizoba ngamathani ayizigidi ezingama-24;isidingo sengxenye yesibili yonyaka wezimali sizoba amathani ayizigidi ezingama-26, okungaphezulu kwalokho onyakeni wezimali wezi-2019. Isidingo samathani ayizigidi ezingama-29 engxenyeni yesibili yonyaka wezimali singaphansi kwamathani ayizigidi ezi-3.

Phambilini, uMnyango Wezomnotho, Wezohwebo, kanye Nezimboni waseJapan wabikezela ukuthi isidingo sensimbi eJapan engxenyeni yesithathu sasicishe sibe ngamathani ayizigidi eziyi-17.28, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka ngama-24.3% kanye nokwenyuka kwekota ngekota. 1%;ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe bekucishe kube ngamathani ayizigidi eziyi-17.7, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka ngama-28%, kanye nekota ngekota yehle ngo-3.2%.