Category JAPAN

Police are investigating a suspected murder after a 56-year-old woman was found dead early Friday morning at a hotel in the city of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture. The woman, identified as hotel worker Hitomi Saeki, was discovered at around 7:30 a.m.,…

Nomura Holdings Chief Executive Officer Kentaro Okuda apologized in his first public appearance following allegations that an employee manipulated the bond futures market. The investigative arm of the nation’s financial regulator last week called for a fine against Nomura’s domestic…