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#1 Prudential Japan Pledges Reforms After Widespread Misconduct
Jan 23 2026 // Prudential Financial Inc.’s Japan insurance head vowed to bolster governance after revelations that improper actions by more than 100 current and former staff cost customers about $20 million. The chief executive...
#2 Japanese Insurer Sompo to Ramp Up Overseas Credit Investments
Jan 9 2026 // Sompo Holdings Inc. is aiming to increase investments in higher-yielding overseas credit to boost profits as traditional business flounders at Japan’s third-biggest property and casualty insurer. The Tokyo-based...
#3 Japan’s TEPCO Restarts Nuclear Reactor for First Time Since Fukushima Disaster in 2011
Jan 21 2026 // Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Wednesday restarted a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant after inspections were completed, its first such move since the Fukushima disaster in 2011. TEPCO put online the...
#4 Japan’s TEPCO Pauses Nuclear Reactor Reboot Day After Milestone Restart
Jan 22 2026 // Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan’s largest utility, suspended the restart process of its nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, less than a day after resuming its first reactor since the 2011 Fukushima...
