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Prudential Japan Pledges Reforms After Widespread Misconduct

Jan 23 2026 // Prudential Financial Inc.’s Japan insurance head vowed to bolster governance after revelations that improper actions by more than 100 current and former staff cost customers about $20 million.The chief executive...

Japan’s TEPCO Pauses Nuclear Reactor Reboot Day After Milestone Restart

Jan 22 2026 // Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan’s largest utility, suspended the restart process of its nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, less than a day after resuming its first reactor since the 2011 Fukushima...

Japan’s TEPCO Restarts Nuclear Reactor for First Time Since Fukushima Disaster in 2011

Jan 21 2026 // Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Wednesday restarted a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant after inspections were completed, its first such move since the Fukushima disaster in 2011.TEPCO put online the...

Japanese Insurer Sompo to Ramp Up Overseas Credit Investments

Jan 9 2026 // Sompo Holdings Inc. is aiming to increase investments in higher-yielding overseas credit to boost profits as traditional business flounders at Japan’s third-biggest property and casualty insurer.The Tokyo-based...

Japan Faces $6-a-Person Lawsuit Over Climate Change Risks

Dec 18 2025 // More than 450 people are suing Japan’s government and seeking damages of 1,000 yen ($6) each, alleging one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters isn’t doing enough to combat global warming.The...

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