HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has maintained its stable outlook on Japan’s life insurance segment, noting among other factors annualised premiums in force that are expected to remain broadly ...

SINGAPORE – DBS issued an 8.8 billion Japanese yen (S$72 million) social loan to Parkway Life REIT on Feb 20 to finance eldercare facilities in Japan. The 10-year social loan is the bank’s first for ...

Trading of Japanese government bonds, long considered moribund, is roaring back to life as fears of the country’s debt have sent yields surging. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo For two ...

Gross written premiums are projected to reach $334b by 2030 following a 2024 contraction. The life insurance market in Japan is seen to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% through ...

A Japanese accounting group is seeking to ease rules on how life insurers book paper losses on government bonds. Under the proposal, bonds held by life insurers to match long-term policies would be ...

We think of samurai as fearsome warriors – and they were, said Neil Fisher in The Sunday Times. Yet if you visit Nomura Residence, an “elegant” house in the Japanese city of Kanazawa where generations ...

Tokyo District Court on Monday handed down a life sentence to a senior member of a Japanese crime ring that was led by individuals called "Luffy" in the Philippines and behind a series of high-profile ...

The Pillow Book is a classic work of Japanese literature by the court lady Sei Shōnagon, written over a millennium ago in a period around the year 1000. It depicts and offers insight into her life at ...

In an online landscape dominated by fast-moving trends, it takes something genuinely heartfelt to make people stop, and a tiny macaque named Punch has managed to do just that. At Ichikawa City Zoo in ...

Feeling lost, confused, or stuck in the daily grind? Discover the powerful Japanese life philosophy of IKIGAI : the secret to finding purpose, passion, and true fulfillment. In this insightful session ...

Amy Danise is the former managing editor for the insurance section at Forbes Advisor, which encompasses auto, home, renters, life, pet, travel, health and small business insurance. She is a highly ...