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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2022
Japan firms step up appointments of female outside directors
Businesses need to prove their ability to listen to the opinions of female outside directors, even if these are unflattering, for effective use in management, observers say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2022
Nomura looks to tap equities and wealth for ¥138.6 billion revenue boost
Japan's biggest brokerage is seeking new revenue streams as rising global interest rates and market volatility slow key pillars of its business, from brokerage fees to stock underwriting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2022
SMBC Nikko posts record loss on market rigging fallout
The firm signaled personnel changes are in the works, and wasn't optimistic that business will bounce back quickly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2022
Japan's securities codes to include English letters from 2024
The Securities Identification Code Committee, made up of representatives from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and others, announced the schedule for the revision in May this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 7, 2022
Nomura is teaching Japan high school students how to invest
About 8 in 10 Japanese have never invested in securities, according to a lobby group for the nation's brokers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2022
SMBC Nikko’s issues let small firms grab credit market share
Tokai Tokyo Securities and Shinkin Securities moved up in the league tables in the first half of the financial year that started April, surpassing SMBC Nikko, data shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022
Nomura appoints Wall Street veteran to steer change at global investment bank
Christopher Willcox has spent just 17 months with Nomura Holdings, having joined during one of the most tumultuous periods in the Japanese brokerage's history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2022
SMBC Nikko to face administrative penalties over stock manipulation
Based on the recommendation, the Financial Services Agency is expected to impose penalties on the firm, including an order for the company to suspend part of its operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2022
Daiwa Securities creates virtual moon-landing for staffers
While it's partly a way to learn about the so-called metaverse, the company's main goal is to encourage workers to bond more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2022
Daiwa hiring M&A bankers in U.S. and Europe to tap dealmaking boom
By boosting its overseas network of about 500 investment bankers, Daiwa hopes to hit its target of earning u00a550 billion annually from M&A advisory in three to five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2022
SMBC Nikko’s bond business dives in value after alleged market manipulation
A scandal has damaged the firm just as issuers and investors are increasingly adopting environmental, social and governance targets into their business strategies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2022
Nomura targets up to 90% jump in core pretax income in three years
Nomura said on Tuesday it would aim for annual pretax income of u00a5350 billion to u00a5390 billion for its three core divisions in the year ending in March 2025.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2022
Nomura starts offering bitcoin derivatives to clients in Asia
Japan's biggest brokerage is offering nondeliverable forwards and nondeliverable options settled in cash, and can now trade bitcoin futures and options.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2022
Nomura strategy in focus after retail business loses to Daiwa
The retail division posted pretax profit of u00a55.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, an 80% drop compared with the same period last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2022
Nomura falls most this year after earnings and buyback disappoint
Japan's biggest brokerage fell as much as 5.7% on Wednesday morning in Tokyo, the sharpest intraday drop since Nov. 1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2022
Japan SESC files more charges against SMBC Nikko and executives
SMBC Nikko said it sincerely apologizes for causing trouble and concern, and will cooperate with investigations and make efforts to regain trust.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2022
Tokyo prosecutors to indict SMBC Nikko for alleged market manipulation: report
The move against the unit of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., the country's No. 2 lender, will be a blow to one of Japan's biggest brokerages and its second-largest megabank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 16, 2022
Scandal rocks Japanese finance as SMBC Nikko staff are arrested
The arrests are a sudden escalation of a situation that's been brewing since at least June, when the Financial Services Agency's enforcement arm raided SMBC Nikko's offices.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

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