Japan Earthquake Halts Auto and Chip Plants, Testing Supply Chain Resilience July 31, 2026 By Tim Kelly, Maki Shiraki, Daniel Leussink and Sam Nussey The 7.1-magnitude quake that struck southern Japan this week has brought many car and semiconductor factories in the area to...
Japan Earthquake’s Insurance Claims May Top $1.1 Billion: Bloomberg Intelligence July 30, 2026 By Bloomberg News Insurance claims from this week’s earthquake in Japan may top the 175 billion yen ($1.1 billion) average for the country’s...
Powerful Quake Hits Southern Japan, Workers Missing After Shopping Mall Blast July 28, 2026 By Anton Bridge, Satoshi Sugiyama and Kantaro Komiya A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and...
Japan Removes Tsunami Warnings After Powerful Quake in North December 9, 2025 By Gareth Allan Japanese authorities ended all tsunami warnings after a powerful magnitude-7.5 quake struck off the coast of Aomori, in the northeast...
Japan Firms Win Big Benefits From Spending on Climate Resilience, CDP Says November 10, 2025 By Yusuke Maekawa Companies in Japan are likely to win greater benefits than global peers from spending on climate resilience, according to CDP,...
Markets/Coverages: HDI Global, Parametric Insurer Descartes Launch EQ Cover in Japan July 14, 2025 The Japan branch of Germany-based corporate & specialty insurer HDI Global SE, part of Talanx AG, has received regulatory authorization...
Japan Warns Potential Megaquake Could Kill Nearly 300,000 April 1, 2025 By Alice French A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s southern coast could result in almost 300,000 deaths, according to a new model released by...
Japan Issued Its First ‘Megaquake’ Warning After Powerful Tremor August 9, 2024 By Shoko Oda An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for...
AM Best: Japan Quake’s Effect on Insurers ‘Manageable; KCC Says Losses to Hit $6.4B January 5, 2024 By L.S. Howard The earnings impact on the major domestic non-life insurers of claims from the Jan. 1, 2024 earthquake in Japan is...
Japan Earthquake Casts Cloud Over Push to Restart Nuclear Plants January 5, 2024 The powerful earthquake that hit Japan’s western coast on New Year’s Day has underscored the country’s exposure to natural disasters,...