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Quakes persist in Japan's southwest islands, delay evacuees' return
Over 60 residents from the islands of Akuseki and Kodakara in the Tokara chain have evacuated. They left in early July after ...
Nation Thailand8h
Japan rocked by 2,000-quake swarm as tropical cyclone threat intensifies
Japan’s Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture have been rattled by more than 2,000 earthquakes since June 21, marking the ...
Reinsurance News5h
HDI Global SE and Descartes Underwriting approved to offer parametric earthquake insurance in Japan
HDI Global SE’s Japan branch, part of Germany-based insurer Talanx AG, has been approved by the Japanese Financial Services ...
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HDI Global SE & Descartes receive approval to provide parametric earthquake insurance in Japan
The Japan branch of HDI Global SE, part of Germany-based insurer Talanx AG, in collaboration with Descartes Underwriting, the ...
Ruling LDP member quits as upper house panel chief over gaffe
A senior ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker resigned Monday as head of the House of Councillors' powerful Budget ...
LDP lawmaker steps down as chair of Upper House committee over verbal gaffe
The chair of the Upper House Budget Committee has resigned from his post to take responsibility for a verbal gaffe about a ...
Tempo.co English3h
Multiple Earthquakes Strike Eastern Indonesia Over the Weekend, BMKG Reports
Based on BMKG data, the recent felt earthquakes have all occurred in Eastern Indonesia. It all started last Saturday ...
LDP committee chair to resign over ‘fortunate’ quake remark
Criticized from all sides, the chair of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Upper House Budget Committee decided to resign from the post for a remark that angered survivors of the deadly Noto ...
1,900 tremors hit Japan's Tokara island chain since June 21
Authorities are warning of more earthquakes around the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. 1,900 ...