All the headlines from our Japan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 21 2024 // Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday central banks must be mindful that technological advances, such as in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), could bring new risks to financial stability. “As...
Oct 29 2024 // WTW announced the expansion of its Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) business in Japan with the launch of an insurance brokerage service.The new service will offer insurance solutions to commercial clients, as well as...
Oct 29 2024 // Brookfield Wealth Solutions, has entered the reinsurance business in Japan and has hired Tomohide Yokooka, formerly of Barclays Plc, as managing director and country head, according to people familiar with the...
Sep 19 2024 // Japanese radio equipment maker Icom Inc. said on Thursday that it was investigating the facts regarding news reports that two-way radio devices bearing its logo have exploded in Lebanon.Hand-held radios used by armed group...
Sep 19 2024 // A trade group representing Japan’s biggest non-life insurers said on Thursday that its member firms should set a clear deadline to cut their strategic holdings of listed client shares to zero. The General Insurance...
Sep 17 2024 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced its launch into the Japanese retail insurance broking and captive consulting and management markets with the acquisition of Foresight Holdings Co. Ltd.Also...
Aug 29 2024 // Millions of people were told to evacuate from their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with strong winds and heavy rain on Thursday, knocking out power, snarling air traffic and forcing major factories to...
Aug 28 2024 // Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region, as some residents in the path of Typhoon Shanshan were ordered to evacuate and major firms like...
Aug 26 2024 // Typhoon Shanshan is expected to approach Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday or Wednesday, with railway operators warning of service disruptions and an airline canceling flights.The storm is packing maximum...
Aug 15 2024 // Typhoon Ampil grazed Japan’s main island of Honshu on Friday, prompting cancellations of flights and trains in the middle of the country’s peak summer holiday season.Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways...
Aug 9 2024 // An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for a megaquake from an undersea trough running along a swath of the country’s...
Jul 25 2024 // The number of Japanese citizens fell at the fastest clip last year since data collection began in the 1960s, adding pressure on the nation’s social security system and shrinking labor market.The population of...
Jul 3 2024 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced its entry into the Japanese market, launching Howden Re Japan Ltd. and an ILS partnership with Keystone ILS Capital.Howden also announced the appointment of...
Jul 2 2024 // Japan’s four top property and casualty insurers, along with other financial firms, are planning to sell around ¥500 billion ($3.1 billion) worth of shares in Honda Motor Co., Reuters reported.Tokio Marine Holdings...
Jun 3 2024 // A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened on Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan’s transport ministry found irregularities in applications to certify...
Jun 3 2024 // KKR & Co. is considering entering the private credit market in Japan to provide an alternative to bank loans.“It will be a medium to long-term initiative,” Hiro Hirano, the head of KKR Japan said in an...
May 30 2024 // The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant demonstrated Tuesday how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this...
May 21 2024 // Shares of Japanese insurers MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. and Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. surged after the companies announced stock buybacks, as well as plans to sell their holdings in client companies.MS&AD,...
Apr 4 2024 // Japanese lens maker Hoya Corp. on Thursday said the production of several of its products have stopped after a system failure, which was “most likely caused by unauthorized access” to its servers.Hoya said the...
Apr 2 2024 // Health authorities searched a second Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in western Japan on Sunday after the company reported five deaths possibly tied to dietary supplements, an official said.The inspection in Wakayama...