Japan’s largest life insurer plans to reduce its holdings of the nation’s sovereign bonds, even as higher yields have attracted more domestic buyers and overseas investors to the haven asset.

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance plans to invest in Japan’s superlong government bonds this fiscal year after their yields skyrocketed, and is considering shifting from foreign debt. "Yields have ...

Cat-spotting is just one playful way to explore the craft culture of one of Japan’s top woodworking towns, which has been ...

TOKYO -- Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings will increase its stake in Kyobo Life Insurance, South Korea's third-biggest life insurance company, to over 20% from the current 9.3% ...

The results revealed that life satisfaction in Japan lagged behind even many developing nations such as Colombia, India, Indonesia and Peru. India emerged as the happiest country in the survey ...

Japan is set to donate two Shinkansen train sets, the E5 and E3 series, to India by early 2026. This contribution will aid in the crucial testing and inspection of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed ...

Japan has been actively developing electromagnetic railgun technology since 2016, aiming to enhance its defense capabilities against advanced aerial and maritime threats. This initiative is part ...

TOKYO :Japan's competition watchdog issued a cease and desist order to Alphabet's Google on Tuesday for anticompetitive practices in the first such action against a U.S. tech giant. Google made ...

The first story was viewed by 27.8% of our regular readers. (The Mainichi) Japan ranks lowest in quality of life satisfaction among 30 countries: happiness survey TOKYO -- Japanese people have the ...

With net premium income, equivalent to sales, reaching some 3 trillion yen (about $21 billion), this will create Japan's largest non-life insurer, surpassing Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance ...

“Sha ri shi. Shiki fu i ku. Ku fu i shiki.” The sounds of the monks’ chants reverberated through me. I didn’t know what the words meant, but somehow they brought me a measure of peace ...