Fukoku Life Plans to Step Up Japanese Government Bond Purchases
The insurer has raised its local bond purchase target for the current fiscal year to several hundred billion yen from the initially planned 30 billion yen, and is focusing on Japanese government debt to capitalise on higher super-long-term interest rates.
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