National Oct 15, 2020
Nearly third of parents in Japan with young kids want more of them
The survey also showed that women want their husbands to take 94 days of paternity leave on average, while men actually took an average of only seven days off.
National Sep 4, 2017
Nearly 2 in 3 single men in their 30s who had never been married have not been in a relationship they thought might lead to getting hitched, a recent online poll showed. In the survey conducted by the Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness, ...
National Jul 28, 2017
Japanese to stay at home this summer as economic worries and smaller bonuses dent budgets
by Mizuho Aoki
While many Japanese dream of spending weeks on vacation to get away from their homes and offices, many are likely to settle for more modest getaways this summer amid the ongoing uncertainties in the economy. According to an online survey by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance ...
Business Nov 17, 2016
Survey sees surge in 'secret savings' of married Japanese, with wives on top
by Kanako Takahara
The average amount of savings secretly accumulated by married women in 2016 was ¥1.47 million, rising by more than ¥200,000 from the year before, according to a survey by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. The survey, released Wednesday, showed that husbands, on the other hand, ...
Business / Corporate Jul 24, 2015
Meiji Yasuda to buy StanCorp insurance group in ¥624 billion deal
One of the biggest takeovers of an overseas company by a Japanese life insurer, the move is part of the Tokyo-based company’s broader overseas expansion plans.