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MIZUHO

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2022
New Mizuho CEO plans to expand U.S. capital markets business
The firm wants to hire bankers to build its businesses with non-investment grade companies and leveraged buyout financing, Masahiro Kihara says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2022
Japan banks target growth in cooling U.S. high-yield debt market
The banks are facing increasing risks and dwindling opportunities, testing their staying power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2022
Mizuho targets cash-poor millionaires in wealth management push
Japan's third-largest bank aims to to have 1,000 families on board with its wealth unit by this time next year, up from 600 at present, a representative said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2022
KKR-owned Marelli to file for debt reorganization in Japan
Marelli, a key supplier for automakers Nissan Motor Co. and Stellantis NV, had at least u00a51.1 trillion ($9.5 billion) in total debt as of September, sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2022
Mizuho’s new CEO faces legacy issues from decades-old merger
Mizuho Financial Group is tapping a relatively young career insider to turn around the bank that's been plagued by a series of technical disruptions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2022
Green push ending 150-year tradition of bank passbooks in Japan
The country's largest bank will soon require new clients to pay u00a5550 a year for a passbook in a bid to encourage them to embrace digital services.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2022
Mizuho Financial to name Masahiro Kihara as group CEO as troubles plague bank
The appointment of Kihara, set to be decided at a board meeting next week, came as customers were again hit by troubles using the bank's online services Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2021
Paralympic Games put spotlight on Japan’s tech for disabled
When the Tokyo Paralympic Games came to a close on Sunday, many athletes had managed to get to the finish line, some with medals, thanks to technology from Japan's largest firms.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2021
Mizuho Bank’s fifth outage draws government criticism
All 460 Mizuho Bank branches nationwide were not able to process transactions for about an hour on Friday morning due to an IT hardware failure the previous night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2021
Mizuho requires staff returning to U.S. offices to be vaccinated
Wall Street is seeking to bring staff back as vaccines help the U.S. recover from a pandemic that forced most employees to work from home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2021
Mizuho Securities sued over alleged racism and stereotyping
Mizuho Securities USA underpaid nonwhite employees based in part on performance reviews 'replete with thinly disguised racial stereotyping,” a lawsuit filed by four former executives said.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.
Traveling the Three-Star Road, the tourist route made from thin air
Scenes like this snow-covered bridge leading to the village of Shirakawa-go are what make the Three-Star Road worth traveling — its name notwithstanding.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.

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