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MIZUHO

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2015
Mizuho Bank ex-employee arrested for illegally withdrawing ¥12 million in elderly depositor's cash
A former Mizuho Bank employee was arrested Monday for allegedly drawing at least ¥12 million illegally from a customer's deposits and spending lavishly on bars and night clubs, police said.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2014
Mizuho takes a leap into the deal business
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will join two U.S. banks in partly financing a $66 billion acquisition in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, its president said recently, describing the move as the banking group's leap into the deal business.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 2, 2014
Closing a bank account from outside Japan; a new way to pay NHK
Advice on closing a bank account from abroad, and how you could lump your NHK fees together with cable TV payments.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2014
Banker nabbed looking up girl's skirt with mirror in store
A banker was arrested Sunday for allegedly looking up the skirt of a female high school student at a bookstore in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2014
Mizuho to encourage equity analysts to become investment bankers
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to encourage equity research analysts to become investment bankers as the megabank competes for business arranging share sales and advising on mergers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 28, 2014
Megabanks break glass ceiling for foreign managers
Japan's biggest banks are breaking tradition by promoting foreigners to top management roles to retain and lure overseas talent as growth abroad buoys profit.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2014
Japan's top three banks racing to secure licenses to open branches in Myanmar
Japan's top three banks are racing to open branches in Myanmar as investments in the country by Japanese companies are increasing on the back of its booming economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2014
Mitsubishi UFJ profit falls less than estimated on lending, fees
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., the nation's biggest bank, reported Thursday a smaller-than-estimated decline in first-quarter profit as lending income and fees rose, shrugging off an equity-market slowdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 5, 2014
Mizuho to heed frontline troops
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.'s newly chairwoman says she wants to be receptive to the opinions of those running its frontline operations to boost the lender's oversight structure in the wake of last year's yakuza loan scandal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2014
Japanese banks trail peers on dividend payouts
Japan's biggest banks, which posted record earnings last year, are less generous than their global peers in sharing profits with investors while they search for more takeovers abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 2, 2014
Mizuho beats Nomura in bond sales as spreads sink
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. overtook Nomura Holdings Inc. as the No. 1 underwriter of corporate bonds in the first six months as yield premiums on corporate debt fell to their lowest level in eight years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2014
Mizuho boss vows reforms after loan scandal
The president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. pledged Tuesday to improve corporate governance, including through the establishment of oversight committees, to prevent any more scandals involving loans to yakuza.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2014
Mizuho names Ota chairwoman
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday that former economic and fiscal policy minister Hiroko Ota will become chairwoman of the board of directors in June to enhance its corporate governance, following its core banking unit's involvement in loans to gangsters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 5, 2014
Cycling Sayama
A forested area bordering western Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture offers day-trippers a chance to experience the great outdoors on two wheels.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2014
Mizuho caught up in suits against Mt. Gox
Mizuho Bank becomes ensnared in North American legal fallout from the collapse of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox last month, following a massive cybertheft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2014
Mizuho Bank head Sato to quit; Hayashi picked as his successor
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Thursday that Yasuhiro Sato will step down as president of its core banking unit, Mizuho Bank, on April 1 and that Deputy President Nobuhide Hayashi will take over.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2014
METI tells Orient to clean up its act after revelations of Mizuho-linked yakuza loans
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry issued a business improvement order Friday against Orient Corp. over shady loans extended to members of organized crime groups by Mizuho Bank via the consumer credit company.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2013
Mizuho ordered to halt affiliated loans for month
The Financial Services Agency orders Mizuho Bank to suspend some of its 'affiliated loans' for a month for doing business with organized crime.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2013
Mizuho Bank to face one-month suspension of some affiliated loans
The Financial Services Agency will order Mizuho Bank to suspend some of its affiliated loans for a month over its involvement in lending to members of organized crime groups, FSA sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2013
FSA plans more action against Mizuho
The Financial Services Agency will soon take additional punitive action against Mizuho Bank doing business with organized crime, FSA sources said Friday.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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