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Nomura in the black for second straight quarter

Nomura Holdings Inc. stayed in the black for a second straight quarter, helped by a recovery in financial markets and the broadening of its business overseas through the acquisition of parts of Lehman Brothers.

Nomura shares tumble on $5.6B share sale plan

Investors unloaded shares of Nomura Holdings Inc. Friday after Japan's leading brokerage announced its biggest ever equity sale.

Citigroup sells NikkoCiti Trust to Nomura Trust

Nomura Trust and Banking Co. is acquiring NikkoCiti Trust and Banking Corp. from Citigroup Inc. for 19 billion yen ($196 million) as the U.S. financial group scales back its Japan business.

Nomura posts record 3Q loss amid global turmoil

Nomura Holdings Inc. posted a record loss in the third quarter, as market turmoil and the heavy burden of its global ambitions dragged Japan's biggest brokerage deeper into the red.

Nomura: $306 million in Wall Street Ponzi scheme

Nomura Holdings said Monday it has 27.5 billion yen ($306 million) in exposure to a recently uncovered Ponzi scheme set up by a Wall Street money manager.

Nomura to layoff up to 1,000 employees in London

Nomura Holdings Inc. will layoff up to 1,000 employees in London, less than three months after it bought big chunks of the global business of failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Nomura CEO seeks change with Lehman buy

The head of Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest brokerage, had been itching to shake things up since he began his new job in April.

Nomura Holdings posts quarterly net loss

Nomura Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it stayed deep in the red for the third straight quarter as ongoing fallout from the global financial turmoil squeezed Japan's biggest brokerage just as it embarked on a major overseas offensive.

Japan's Nomura buys Lehman's Europe, Mideast units

Nomura, Japan's largest brokerage, said Tuesday it would buy the European and Middle Eastern operations of Lehman Brothers — just a day after disclosing it had acquired the Asian units of the failed U.S. investment bank.

Nomura buys Lehman Brothers Asia units for $225M

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest brokerage, said Monday it has reached a deal to buy the Asian operations of bankrupt U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The deal includes Lehman's businesses in Japan and Australia.

Report: Nomura considering stake in Lehman

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest brokerage group, is considering buying a stake in U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, a Japanese newspaper reported Saturday.

Nomura posts $1.48 billion loss from ties to bad US debt

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest securities business group, posted a net loss of $1.48 billion Friday for the January-March quarter, largely because of ties to bad U.S. debt.

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Giant Jellyfish Pictures: Japan's Nomura Invasion
Source: National Geographic

Eat your heart out, Godzilla. A massive menace from the sea seems poised to invade Japan anew this summer, experts predict.

Marijuana sprouts in Japan prison exercise yard
Source: Scotsman.com News

TOKYO (Reuters) - The grass may be greener on the inside for inmates at Japan's Abashiri Prison, where marijuana shoots have been sprouting in the exercise yard.

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