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"In Japan, the population is shrinking and it’s quite difficult to assume we can capture the growth there,” Sumitomo Life Insurance President Yukinori Takada said in an interview in Singapore.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2026
Sumitomo Life considering acquisitions in Southeast Asia and U.S.
The insurer is seeking to expand and diversify its income while countering demographic pressures at home.
Carsten Stoehr, deputy head of Asia Pacific at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., in Singapore, on May 28
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2026
SMBC moves beyond traditional lending to spur returns
The Japanese lender is utilizing tools such as synthetic risk transfers and loan portfolio sales, Asia-Pacific Deputy Head Carsten Stoehr says.
Nomura Holdings is seeking to build scale in the U.S. asset management market despite recent volatility caused by escalating trade tensions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2025
Nomura bets big on U.S. market rebound with $1.8 billion deal
Nomura’s executive officer said the latest disruptions don’t change the fact the U.S. remains the largest asset management market in the world.
Masuo Fukuda, head of Citigroup’s investment banking business in Tokyo, says the hiring in Tokyo started in December targeting various levels of bankers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2025
Citigroup hiring dealmakers in Japan with fee pool seen reviving
The Wall Street firm is expanding its investment banking team in Japan as it bets the country’s deal fee pool will finally rebound.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2023
Citi’s Japan clients bet on U.S. and Aussie dollars as Ueda cools BOJ bets
Clients have shifted bets on changes to the Bank of 91AV原创 ultraeasy policy to as late as the second half of next year.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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