by AIP Online Bureau | May 22, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The research on extreme weather in Japan is the latest assessment of how inaction on curbing fossil fuel emissions is rapidly accelerating the cost of recovery and insuring people and property in the paths of more destructive storms The effects of human-caused climate...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Tokyo, saw its first population drop in 26 years, declining by 40,000 to a total of 14 million people The population of Japan has been shrinking for 11 consecutive years, but this year’s fall is the greatest both in absolute numbers and in percentage terms The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 24, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Policy, Workplace/Employee Benefits
The government is also considering having firms disclose the ratio of male workers on childcare leave, said the sources, who declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to the media. “The wage gap between men and women is an economic and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 10, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Technology
Yoichi Hayashi, Vice President at Munich Re Automation Solutions Japan, said, “Japan has long been a key priority market for us. As the world’s third largest economy, and with an average lifespan of 84 years, the life insurance market brings with it a unique and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2022 | International News, Policy
Public broadcaster NHK said the average payout of about 380,000 yen ($3,290) for each plaintiff covered three class-action lawsuits, among more than 30 against the utility, which are the first to be finalized A massive tsunami unleashed by an earthquake of magnitude...
