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            <title><![CDATA[HSBC Is Said to Shortlist Allianz, Sumitomo for Singapore Insurer]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Manuel Baigorri]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:39:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Daiichi Life to Tighten Private Credit Manager Selection on Risk]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nao Sano]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Female Economist to Lead Key Panel at Japan’s GPIF in a First]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:39:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Yuri Okina, chair of the Japan Research Institute Ltd., attends a pre-election event by the Reiwa Rincho in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Defense and foreign policy are the top priorities for Japan&apos;s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in its election pledges, as it looks to keep control of the upper house of parliament in a July 10 vote.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway to Invest $1.8 Billion in Tokio Marine]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Du]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:27:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sumitomo Life Plans to Invest $1.9 Billion in Private Credit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Insurers Still Keen on Private Debt Amid Growing Red Flags]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:06:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ex-Chief of $2 Trillion GPIF Joins Developer Growing Tomatoes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nao Sano]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:43:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Post Insurance to Shift to High-Yield Bonds, CEO Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nao Sano]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:40:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Accounting Group Seeks to Ease Insurer Bond Loss Rule]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:24:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mizuho Securities Reportedly Faces Probe for Insider Trading]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Taiga Uranaka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:13:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Insurer Scandals Deepen as Dai-ichi Reveals Misconduct]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:10:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prudential Japan Sets Up Panels on Misconduct, Reimbursement]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:50:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prudential Pauses Japan Life Sales as FSA Probes Misconduct]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandre Rajbhandari]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:48:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Toyota Is Relying on Ties Over Price in Elliott Buyout Row]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Reed Stevenson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dai-ichi Life to Raise Wages by 7% on Average for Third Year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:55:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japanese Insurers Stay Away From Bonds on View Yields to Rebound]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prudential Japan Pledges Reforms After Widespread Misconduct]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nao Sano]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:25:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Regulator Quizzes Life Insurers on Bond Paper Losses]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nao Sano]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:59:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japanese Insurer Sompo to Ramp Up Overseas Credit Investments]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nao Sano]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 02:40:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nippon Life Seeking Overseas Acquisitions, Watching Bond Yields]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Taiga Uranaka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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