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US BANKS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2021
Japanese banks’ ¥300 trillion dilemma puts focus back on riskier bets
Deposits at the nation's top three banks alone grew by u00a541 trillion in the year ending in March.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2021
Hong Kong security chief threatens Jimmy Lai's bankers with jail if they deal in his accounts
Observers said the action extended the tightening national security apparatus into elite tiers of the banking system for the first time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2021
This Bitcoin chaos will blow up your cyberpunk utopia
The mania and panic that have gripped decentralized cryptocurrencies are heightening the attraction of their coming rivals: digital cash, issued by central banks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2021
Huarong drama: Inside the race to avert disaster at China’s biggest ‘bad bank’
The company's fate will test China's vast, debt-ridden financial system, the technocrats working to fix it, and the foreign banks and investors caught in the middle.
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 / Companies
May 18, 2021
Mitsubishi UFJ pledges net zero emissions in finance portfolio by 2050
The bank will also aim for carbon neutrality in its own operations by 2030, it said. The lender will provide annual updates on its progress toward the 2050 target.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2021
Unseen digital cash will stretch your money
These invisible blockchain tokens could still turbocharge our everyday money: by making it move faster and stretching its worth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2021
Mizuho Securities' online trading for customers hit by glitch
The issue occurred in the morning and lasted until service was resumed at around 12:30 p.m.
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 Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2021
Retailer Rakuten beats Japanese lenders at digital banking game
New digital bank accounts with the internet conglomerate better known for its online shopping services expanded by 20% last year, and recently topped 10 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021
Chinese students pay agents $12,000 for inside track to Wall Street
The practice has a growing number of detractors, who are questioning whether it's fair or good for the industry to give another leg up to the well-heeled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2021
Mizuho says Hitachi hardware behind March banking system failure
The spate of glitches between Feb. 28 and March 12 has undermined confidence in Mizuho Bank, one of the country's three megabanks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley doubles down in Japan to back MUFG’s wealth push
The New York-based lender has dispatched Darren Spencer, former chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, to Tokyo to train staff.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2021
Mizuho scraps plan to replace banking arm head after system failures
Koji Fujiwara, president of Mizuho Bank, will stay on for the time being as the Japanese megabank works to get to the bottom of the issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
The future of money is digital, but is it Bitcoin?
The Bank of Japan has no immediate plans, but it acknowledges the possibility 'of a surge in public demand” for official digital cash going forward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2021
Mizuho hit by fourth glitch in two weeks as pressure mounts on management
The latest glitch affected foreign currency-denominated remittances for corporate customers in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2021
Japan's Mizuho Bank restores ATM services after card-eating glitch
The system failure began Sunday, and by around 8 p.m. some 3,000 of its 5,400 ATMs had stopped functioning and failed to return customers' cash cards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2021
Little-known fees help Japan's trust banks dominate profitable niche market
Insiders say an 'industry custom' of termination fees keeps profitable business in the hands of a few big trust banks because newcomers balk at the cost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 1, 2021
BOJ considers three pressure points to prolong stimulus
But with the Nikkei stock index around three-decade highs, some lawmakers and economists are asking why it's necessary to keep propping up the market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2021
Japan's Mizuho halts service at card-eating ATMs
Japan's Mizuho Bank stopped service at some of its automated teller machines (ATMs) on Sunday after the machines devoured customers' cash cards and bank books.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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.

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