About 80% of households in Japan have felt the impact of rising prices on their family budgets, a recent survey shows, with 91.3% of those households saying hikes have impacted food expenses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/society/japan-inflation-hit-family-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #inflation #sumitomolifeinsurance

Sumitomo Life Insurance is taking an unusual step to avoid writing down losses on its debt assets, promising to never sell them while they are in the red. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/sumitomo-life-jgb-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #insurance #lifeinsurance #sumitomolifeinsurance #bonds #jgb