Japan

Ambassador

Warren Rodericks
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Shin Tokyo Building 4F, 3-3-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan
ph: +81.3.6741.5156
f: +81.3.6213.1186
email: warren.rodericks@tohmatsu.co.jp

Regional Actuarial Organization

The Institute of Actuaries of Japan (IAJ)
Office Tower X 2 nd Floor, Triton Square, Harumi Island, 1-8-10 Marumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-6002, Japan
Website: Actuaries.jp
email: secretariat@actuaries.jp

Insurance Regulator

Financial Services Agency (FSA)

3-1-1 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-8967, Japan
ph: +81.3.3506.6000
Website: FSA.go.jp

Sources of official insurance market statistics

The Life Insurance Association of Japan (LIAJ)

3rd floor, Shin-Kokusai Building, 4-1 Marunouchi 3-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan
ph: +81.3.3286.2652
f: +81.3.3286.2630
Website: Seiho.or.jp

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ)

Non-Life Insurance Building 9, Kanda Awajicho 2-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-8335, Japan
ph: +81.3.3255.1439
f: +81.3.3255.1234
email: kokusai@sonpo.or.jp
Website: Sonpo.or.jp

Sources of official pension industry statistics

The Japanese Society of Certified Pension Actuaries

Mita NN building B1F, 4-1-23 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0014, Japan
ph: +81.3.5442.0208
f: +81.3.5442.0700
Website: JSCPA.or.jp

Other related organizations

Foreign Non-Life Insurance Organization of Japan, Inc (FNLIA)
Toranomon-Suzuki Building 7F, 20-4 Toranomon 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001, Japan
ph: +81.3.5425.7850
f: +81.3.5425.7851
Website: FNLIA.gr.jp

Government Websites

The Ministry of Finance Japan

3-1-1 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-8940, Japan
ph: +81.3.3581.4111
Website: MOF.go.jp
(Government bond rates, macroeconomic statistics available here)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Kasumigaseki 2-2-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8919, Japan
Website: MOFA.go.jp

Regional Accounting Organizations Websites

Financial Accounting Standards Foundation (FASF)

Fukoku Seimei Building 20F, 2-2, Uchisaiwaicho, 2-Chome, Chiyodak-ku, Tokyo, 100-0011, Japan

Universities offering actuarial science programs

Waseda University

1-104, Totsuka-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8050, Japan
ph: +81.3.3203.4141
f: +81.3.3202.8583
Website: Waseda.jp

The University of Tokyo

Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences
3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8914, Japan
ph: + 81.3.5465.7001
f: + 81.3.5465.7011
Website: MS.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Nihon University

Graduate School of Integrated Basic Sciences
Sakurajosui 3-25-40 Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 156-8550, Japan
f: + 81.3.3303.9899
Website: CHS.nihon-u.ac.jp
email: www-admin31@chs.nihon-u.ac.jp

Kyoto University

Graduate School and Faculty of Science
Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-850, Japan
f: +81.75.753.3624
Website: SCI.kyoto-u.ac.jp
email: international@sci.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Osaka University

Center for the Study of Finance and Insurance
1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka City, Osaka, 560-8531, Japan
ph: +81.6.6850.6091
f: +81.6.6850.6092
Website: CSFI.sigmath.es.osaka-u.ac.jp
email: csfi-questions@sigmath.es.osaka-u.ac.jp

Regional publications and links (newspapers, business and financial publications)

Japan Times, Newspaper
Website: Japantimes.co.jp

Daily Yomiuri, Newspaper
Website: Yomiuri.co.jp

Nikkei Net, Financial publication
Website: NNI.nikkei.co.jp

Local color

Japan National Tourism Organization

Official Japan tourism website with excellent photos and videos JNTO.go.jp/

Tokyo Restaurant Guide

Descriptions and reviews for over 1000 restaurants Bento.com

Tokyo Subway Map

In case you get lost...
Tokyometro.jp