An article from the 19th in the Wall Street Journal says japan’s 4 biggest life insurers, along with many of the smaller ones, begin to unveil their investment plans for the 2013 fiscal year (that started on April 1).

The market will be watching to see the extent of plans to send money offshore, and thus drawing implications for yen weakness.

Big Japanese Investors Weigh Move Abroad
Insurers Are Likely to Move Some Funds Into Foreign Bonds as Allocation Plans Are Released Next Week
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