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Prudential Life Insurance Plans to Fully Compensate for Damages Caused by Fraudulent Actions Without Waiting for Third-Party Committee Review
Major life insurer Prudential Life Insurance Co. announced Tuesday its policy of fully compensati...
February 10, 2026
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Japan’s Sumitomo Life Employees Mishandled Nearly 800 Documents at Agencies
Employees of Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. were found to have taken or photographed, without permis...
February 9, 2026
Economy
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High Chocolate Prices Shake Up Valentine’s Lineup at Japan’s Department Stores
Department stores are increasingly expanding their Valentine’s Day product lineup to include bake...
February 8, 2026
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TMSC to Produce 3-Nanometer Semiconductors in Japan’s Kumamoto Pref.; Takaichi Pledges Support in Meeting with Executives
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) told the Japanese government on Thursday about its ...
February 5, 2026
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Green Tea Exports Hit Record High in 2025 Amid Growing Demand, Likely to Be Driving Force Behind Govt Export Target
Exports of green tea, including matcha, reached a record high of more than 10,000 tons last year,...
February 4, 2026
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Japan Takes Step Toward Rare Earths Independence With Sea Mud Excavation
The successful test excavation of rare earth-bearing mud from the deep ocean floor by the Japan A...
February 3, 2026
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Toyota Motor Group Firm to Sell Clean Energy Greenhouses for Strawberries
Toyoda Gosei Co., a Toyota Motor group firm, plans to sell facilities for cultivating strawberrie...
January 31, 2026
Companies
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Prudential Life Insurance Plans to Fully Compensate for Damages Caused by Fraudulent Actions Without Waiting for Third-Party Committee Review
Major life insurer Prudential Life Insurance Co. announced Tuesday its policy of fully compensati...
February 10, 2026
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Japan’s Sumitomo Life Employees Mishandled Nearly 800 Documents at Agencies
Employees of Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. were found to have taken or photographed, without permis...
February 9, 2026
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SoftBank Launches AI Service for Call Centers That Converts Harsh Customer Voices into Softer Voices
SoftBank Corp. has launched a corporate service that uses AI to convert the voices of customers w...
February 8, 2026
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Amazon, Japan’s JERA Energy Firm Sign Deal on AI, Data Centers
Major power producer JERA Co. has announced that it signed a partnership agreement with U.S. e-co...
February 6, 2026
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TEPCO to Restart Glitch-Hit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor on Monday
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. said Friday that it is set to restart the glitch-hit ...
February 6, 2026
Markets
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Nikkei Stock Average Exceeds 54,000 for 1st Time
The Nikkei 225 Index rose Wednesday by more than 400 from the previous day's closing, surpassing ...
January 14, 2026
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Japan’s Long-term Interest Rate Rises to 2.125%, Highest in Past 27 Years
The benchmark long-term interest rate of newly issued Japanese government bonds with a maturity o...
January 5, 2026
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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Index Finishes Year Above 50,000, Propped Up by AI and ‘Takaichi Trade’
The Nikkei Stock Average rose significantly in 2025, topping 50,000 for the first time thanks to ...
December 31, 2025
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Yen Weakens against Peers after BOJ Raises Interest Rates
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) — The yen weakened sharply against the dollar and other major peer curr...
December 20, 2025
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Japan Long-Term Rate Hits 26-Yr High after BOJ Decision
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, the country’s key long...
December 19, 2025
Business Series
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Revitalization Efforts / Students at Specialized Schools in Kyushu, Okinawa Pref. Attract Attention of Companies as Industry-Ready Workforce
This is the third and last installment of a series of articles examining measures to solve worsen...
December 31, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Revitalization Efforts / Getting Latent Human Resources Back into Workforce: Homemakers, Seniors Have Strong Inclination to Work
“Please bear in mind that when you hand out your business card, you ought to introduce yourself f...
December 29, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Revitalization Efforts / Self-Driving Minibus Trialed in Fukuoka Pref. as Companies Build Bases for Technologies in Kyushu
With the future of Kyushu as well as Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures in mind, this series of ar...
December 29, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Signs of Growth / Smart Farming Powers Kyushu’s Future as Japanese Agriculture Hub
This is the fifth and last installment in a series of articles taking an in-depth look at industr...
June 30, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Signs of Growth / Fisheries Industry Seeks Growth Overseas to Counter Declining Domestic Demand; Aquaculture, Quality Control Key Avenues
This is the fourth installment in a series of articles taking an in-depth look at industries with...
June 29, 2025
YIES
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2026 Yomiuri Intl Forum to Explore World at Crossroads, Japan’s National Interests
The Yomiuri Shimbun has chosen “the world at a crossroads and Japan’s national interests” as the ...
January 15, 2026
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U.S. Ready to Work with Whoever Becomes Japan’s Next PM, Says U.S. Ambassador at Talk in Tokyo
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass said that the United States would be ready to work with who...
October 16, 2025
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‘Ethical Capitalism’ Needed in Modern World, Philosopher Markus Gabriel Says at YIES Lecture
Markus Gabriel, a renowned philosopher, emphasized the necessity of “ethical capitalism” to count...
September 27, 2025
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Cracks in Japan, U.S., European Ties Benefit China, Says Former Japanese Ambassador to China
Hideo Tarumi, former ambassador to China, said on Monday that it would be “extremely convenient” ...
April 8, 2025
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Mass Production of Rapidus Advanced Semiconductors From 2027; Company Working to Promote Human Resource Development
Rapidus Corp. will begin mass production of advanced semiconductors in Japan in early 2027, accor...
March 10, 2025
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