SoftBank Group unit PayPay is planning to buy a majority stake in a Japanese life insurer as it seeks to grow its financial service offerings. PayPay is seeking to acquire 70.2% of the shares in T&D ...

Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding out ...

For 19 years, Takehito Matsuba worked for two big corporations in Tokyo — Mitsubishi and Google. Like so many others, he reached an inflection point during the pandemic. Tired of working for big ...

TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Many Japanese life insurers, major investors in global bonds, plan to reduce currency hedging amid the yen's slump, as well as investing more in superlong-dated domestic debt.

For nine years, I lived in Japan, pursuing what I thought was my dream job. I had always been captivated by Japanese culture and learned the language at age 16. Later, I got a master’s degree in ...

Why are Japanese people so healthy and have long lifespans? There are also positive aspects of Japanese culture, particularly certain habits, that contribute to the health and longevity of its ...