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title: "US insurer Aflac taps samurai bond market, following Alphabet's move"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287162868.md"
description: "Aflac (AFL) issued approximately ¥65.9B ($415M) in yen-denominated bonds across four tranches, with a 10-year coupon of about 3.482%. This move reflects ongoing investor interest in foreign credit within Japan's expanding bond market."
datetime: "2026-05-21T05:45:18.000Z"
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# US insurer Aflac taps samurai bond market, following Alphabet's move

Aflac (AFL) sold about ¥65.9B ($415M) of yen-denominated bonds across four tranches on Thursday, according to a Bloomberg report that cites people familiar with the matter. The transaction came at a 10-year coupon of roughly 3.482%, highlighting continued investor demand for foreign credit in Japan’s deepening bond market. The U.S. insurer (AFL) j...

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