Japan's new prime minister has vowed to "work, work, work," even on two hours of sleep. Critics warn her stance could revive toxic overtime culture and reverse progress on reducing deaths from ...

For Gu Chuan and his wife, relocating from China to Japan appeared to be a logical choice. Last year, when China’s economy slowed and optimism about job prospects dimmed, the Beijing-based tech worker ...

Three of Japan's four major life insurance companies enjoyed insurance premium income growth in April-September, their earnings reports have shown. All the four — Nippon Life Insurance, Meiji Yasuda ...

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 ...

Recently, I visited Japan and spoke with some of your country’s top leaders in government and in the life sciences sector. While I was there, I made a case I’ve been making to leaders everywhere I go, ...

Japan has achieved a remarkable milestone with nearly 100,000 centenarians as of September 1, 2025, marking the 55th consecutive year of increase. Experts attribute this longevity to a balanced diet ...

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 ...