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    "title": "Japan insurance system overview",
    "aliases": [
      "japan-insurance-system-overview",
      "Japan insurance system",
      "Japan insurance market overview",
      "Japan life non-life kyosai reinsurance system",
      "Japan insurance ecosystem",
      "日本保険システム概要",
      "日本保険業界概要"
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    "created": "2026-05-25",
    "last_updated": "2026-07-30",
    "last_tended": "2026-07-30",
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      "life",
      "non-life",
      "kyosai",
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      "ESR",
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    "sources": [
      "https://www.fsa.go.jp/en/",
      "https://www.seiho.or.jp/english/",
      "https://www.sonpo.or.jp/english/",
      "https://www.iaisweb.org/",
      "https://www.nihonjishin.co.jp/",
      "https://ja-kyosai.or.jp/"
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  "summary": "Japan's insurance system spans five major segments: life insurance (生命保険), non-life insurance (損害保険), mutual aid / kyosai (共済), reinsurance (再保険), and the public-private earthquake-insurance scheme (地震保険). Insurers operate under the Insurance Business Act (保険業法), supervised by the Financial Services",
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    "1. Life insurance (生命保険)",
    "2. Non-life insurance (損害保険)",
    "3. Mutual aid / Kyosai (共済)",
    "4. Reinsurance (再保険)",
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