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NOMURA

BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 24, 2015
To Nomura, Fannie and Freddie are bright spot in struggle abroad
Nomura Holdings Inc. is doggedly expanding in a U.S. bond market that pays fees as low as 0.003 percent, even as it slashes its number of employees in London and one of its biggest shareholders says to get out of unprofitable overseas businesses.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2015
Nomura terminates mortgage-bond traders amid market probes
Nomura Holdings Inc. has terminated two New York-based mortgage-bond traders for cause in connection with investigations of the market, according to regulatory records.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 29, 2015
Shōjin ryōri chefs offer vegetarian cooking classes in English
I had to do a double take when I arrived for my lesson with Tokyo Cook, a company offering Japanese cooking classes in English that launched in March. Although the website mentions that the kitchen studio is "hidden inside the newly opened restaurant Sougo" — the less-formal sibling of Daigo, Daisuke...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2015
Nomura, RBS conducted 'enormous' deception over risky financial product: U.S. judge
Nomura Holdings Inc. and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. may face $500 million in damages for what a judge called an "enormous" deception in the sale of defective mortgage-backed securities, a ruling that may spur other banks to settle similar claims tied to the 2008 financial crisis.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 2, 2015
Shinobu Terajima dresses down for risque role in 'All Nudity Shall Be Punished'
Sex and violence can be a good draw to get crowds out to the theater, but don't underestimate the power of actress Shinobu Terajima to bring audiences to a show.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2015
SMBC Nikko targets Nomura with global investment banker hiring
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is hiring staff at its investment banking unit as it competes with more established names such as Nomura Holdings Inc. for bond and share deals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2015
Nomura, SMBC Nikko boost graduate hiring as stocks gain
Nomura Holdings Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. accelerated hiring of university graduates this year as the stock market rally brightens prospects for securities firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 18, 2015
Number of IPOs in Japan projected to hit 17-year high
Nomura Holdings Inc. expects initial public offerings to double to their highest level in 17 years as the resurgent stock market attracts investors to entrants, including Japan Post Holdings Co.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2015
Nomura said to shrink U.S. high-grade debt unit
Nomura Holdings Inc. is retreating from U.S. investment-grade corporate credit trading after last year's bout of volatility in fixed-income markets, two people with knowledge of the decision said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2015
Nomura surprises with profit surge on banking, asset management
Upending analysts' estimates for a decline, Nomura Holdings Inc.'s third-quarter profit surged unexpectedly, led by fees from investment banking and asset management.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2015
Nomura to raise pay for 3,700 workers at brokerage unit
Nomura Holdings Inc. on Tuesday said it will raise pay for about 3,700 employees at its domestic brokerage unit to attract and retain staff, and to support the economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2014
Nomura's European CEO, Jeremy Bennett, resigns after less than two years
Jeremy Bennett, Nomura Holdings Inc.'s chief executive officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has resigned after less than two years in the job.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 8, 2014
Fateful decision in Japan put Soriano on path to MLB
Alfonso Soriano said on Tuesday that he was hanging up his cleats for good after 16 seasons in the major leagues. Soriano, who really exploded on the scene in 2001, his third with the New York Yankees, walks away with a career .270 average, 412 home runs and 1,159 RBIs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2014
Nomura sees four years of overseas losses nearing an end
Nomura Holdings Inc. says its four years of losing money abroad may soon be over as it rebuilds businesses outside of Japan after cutting costs.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2014
School group Nanzan sues UBS, Nomura over derivatives trading losses
UBS AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. have been sued by a Japanese school operator for ¥8.8 billion in compensation for losses on derivative transactions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2014
Nomura hires 15 senior bankers in U.S. and global push
Nomura Holdings Inc. has hired Jefferies Group LLC's Michael Rintoul and First Reserve Corp.'s Frank Kinney as Japan's largest brokerage seeks to expand U.S. investment banking.
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.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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