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Japan Financials Company News

Earnings, deals and disclosures from Japan's listed financials companies, in English.

  1. Daiichi Life raises domestic equity sales plan to about ¥900bn as higher rates cut solvency ratio

    Higher yields are widening the investment spread at Daiichi Life Group's main insurer, but the group's solvency ratio slipped to about 211% on surrender risk, and its full-year domestic equity sales estimate rose to about ¥900bn.

  2. Tokyo Century's aircraft lessor signs for 75 Airbus jets, delivering 2032 to 2035

    Aviation Capital Group, the US lessor Tokyo Century is selling half of to Itochu, has signed for 75 A320neo-family jets with a catalog value of about ¥1.856tn, delivering from 2032 to 2035; the actual price is undisclosed.

  3. JACCS Shuts Four Regional Screening Offices, Gives 180 Staff a Choice by March 2027

    JACCS is closing four regional credit-screening offices and cutting its network from 11 sites to seven, offering the 180 affected employees a transfer, a relocation-based role change or a payout that could total up to ¥1.1bn in severance if everyone chooses to leave by March 2027.

  4. Sony Bank Commits $40mn to Launch a US Trust Company

    The number: Sony Bank is putting $40 million (about ¥6.4bn) behind a new wholly owned US trust company, Connectia Trust, National Association, due to open in July 2026, with room to add more capital later and no representative named yet.