Meiji Yasuda to buy Man Group stake in asset management push
The Japanese insurer plans to acquire 5% of Man Group, the world's largest publicly traded hedge fund.
The Japanese insurer plans to acquire 5% of Man Group, the world's largest publicly traded hedge fund.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Churanoumi became the first wrestler from Okinawa Prefecture to reach the three "sanyaku" ranks below yokozuna on Monday after he ros
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday, as lingering concerns over artificial intelligence-related shares weighed on sentiment, although fun
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The origins of the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto go back to the early Edo period (1603-1867), during the 17th century. At the time, there was an ear
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TOKYO -- In response to growing calls to expand the eligibility of children who can ride in bicycle child seats, the Japan Safe Driving Center, a Toky
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The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about the increasing book bans in U.S. schools, and the popular Japanese maga titles on t
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ANGERS, France (Kyodo) -- Japan's Kao Miura claimed second after a strong men's free skate at the Grand Prix de France on Sunday, the opening tourname
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TOKYO -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi topped a Mainichi Shimbun poll on who the public favors as the next prime minister, followed by Defense Ministe
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TOKYO -- The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet stood at 45% in a nationwide opinion poll conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun o
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese manga artist and conservative commentator Yoshinori Kobayashi sued the government on Monday, arguing that a recent revision
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, known for strengthening ties between Japan and China but who struggled to manage affairs
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TOKYO -- The number of people who died by suicide in Japan in 2025 fell below 20,000 for the first time since records began, according to the governme
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama said Monday she will exercise her right to join the game's main professional "kishi" ranks as the first
