Top Japan life insurers on guard against rising ultralong yields

Dai-ichi Life exec expects 'some kind of hint' from Finance Ministry, BOJ soon

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People pass by the Bank of Japan. Rising yields on ultralong-term bonds have posed challenges for insurers. (Photo by Miki Kamiyama) 

SHINICHI ARAKAWA, YOSHINARU SAKABE and TAKAHISA TAMURA

TOKYO -- Dai-ichi Life Insurance and Nippon Life Insurance, two of Japan's biggest institutional investors, are navigating choppy waters churned up by the Trump administration's fast-changing tariff policy and a jump in Japanese bond yields at the ultralong-term end.

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