Japan had lived in relative isolation from the outside world. American gunboat diplomacy, instigated by Commodore Perry in 1853, opened up Japan for trade with the West. The Japanese did not wish to ...

A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the Meiji Era (1868-1912) with assistance from his poet wife. It was ...

Legal & General Group agreed to sell its U.S. protection entity, which includes its local pension risk transfer business, to Japanese life insurer Meiji Yasuda in a $2.3 billion deal. L&G will ...

"He came over and showed me the vase, and I said something a bit dismissive like 'very pretty.' 'No, look at the base!' he ...

is expected to boost Meiji Yasuda's insurance premium income by around ¥500 billion and raise its overseas insurance business ratio from 15% to 26%. The Japanese firm's total investment in the ...

Meiji Seika Pharma Receives Approval for Adding Domestic Manufacturing Sites in Japan for KOSTAIVE®, a Self-amplifying mRNA Vaccine Against COVID-19 Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (Headquarters ...

If officially approved, they would be the first pre-Christian era historic sites in Japan to be listed as World Heritage sites. The Jomon Pottery Culture Period (c. 14,500 B.C.-1,000 B.C.) sites ...

The Japanese food and pharmaceutical company is putting intellectual property at the centre of its business strategy, says Koshi Sakamoto, general manager of IP intelligence. Register for free to ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$ARCT #ClinicalTrial--Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan, President and Representative Director: Daikichiro Kobayashi ...

73.8 x 52.7 cm. (29.1 x 20.7 in.) ...

Important paintings, fine jewelry and striking decorative objects ranging from Japanese vases to tiny gold boxes drove Clarke Auction Gallery’s October 29-30 auction to a grand total of over $1.5 ...

Move over chocolates. Nothing says “I love you” more than a heart full of fish paste.