Prudential produced a big third-quarter jump in earnings, with all of its businesses turning profits. The insurer’s bedrock U.S. businesses reported adjusted operating income before taxes of $1.15 ...

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi, 64, made history on Tuesday by becoming the country’s first woman prime minister, replacing Shigeru Ishiba. Her victory was secured ...

Japan's first woman Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, took office on Tuesday, October 21, replacing Shigeru Ishiba to lead a minority government. In her speech to Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members, ...

Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, ...

A pair of life insurers announced significant reinsurance deals this week with Japanese reinsurance companies. Billion-dollar reinsurance arrangements are part of the new life insurance industry ...

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event. Some 2.3 billion years ago, the Earth would have been ...

Fresh out of college, I took some time to live the ski bum life in Vail, Colorado. Then, I moved to Japan, where I taught English to students. Japan is a wonderful place with friendly people, but I ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a heartfelt cultural welcome from members of the Japanese community in Tokyo on Friday, as he arrived for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. The cultural ...

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. is considering mergers and acquisitions in Southeast Asia as part of its plan to expand overseas, eyeing a growing but increasingly crowded market. Japan’s biggest listed ...

Despite significant investments in process, technology, and marketing, the number of Americans buying life insurance and annuities has been on a fairly consistent decline for decades. As of 2024, just ...

Dai-ichi Life Group has inaugurated its first global capability centre outside Japan in Hyderabad, currently employing 50-60 tech professionals. The centre, established in collaboration with Capgemini ...

A 54-year-old man in Japan closed his company and sold his luxury sports car to help fund a shelter for “problematic dogs” after his own pet saved him when he tried to commit suicide. The Wansfree ...