Japan News News Japan » Life: Japan’s Top Life Insurer Says Unrealized Bond Losses Tripled
Japan’s biggest life insurer said unrealized losses on its domestic bond holdings more than tripled last fiscal year as rising interest rates undercut the value of its portfolio. Nippon Life Insurance ...
News Japan » Life: Japan sets new record for the number centenarians— and here’s how they live to 100
Japan’s centenarian population has reached a record high as the country continues to maintain the world’s longest life expectancy – a milestone officials credit to healthy lifestyles and fewer fatal ...
News Japan » Life: I left the US to live in Japan. While I loved my life there, I moved away after 5 years.
"I can't believe they pay you to do this!" I'd hear that a few times a week, usually on a sunset tour after riding snowmobiles to the top of Vail Mountain in Colorado. Looking out over the ...
News Japan » Life: Nearly 1 lakh people in Japan are over 100 years old: Check 5 Japanese habits Indians can adopt for long, healthy life
Japan has reached a historic demographic milestone as its centenarian population climbed to 99,763 in September 2025, according to the latest government data. This reportedly marked the 55th ...
News Japan » Life: Volatile Bonds Push Japan’s Life Insurers to the Sidelines
Heightened volatility and low liquidity are deterring Japanese life insurers from buying more of the nation’s sovereign bonds, increasing upward pressure on yields. The caution from this key group of ...
News Japan » Life: Kuruma: The Wheel in Japanese Life and Art
What goes around took a while to come around in Japanese culture. For a long time after the invention of the wheel, much of the travel in Japan was still done on foot. Once they got rolling, though, ...