Mizuho Bank officials have confirmed that a total of ¥66 million ($440,733) in cash was stolen from the safe deposit boxes of two of its clients by a former employee between January 2016 and June 2019. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/27/japan/crime-legal/mizuho-theft-total/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mizuho #banks #mufg #theft #japanesepolice

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s profit jumped in the third quarter, beating estimates and wrapping up a strong earnings season by Japan’s biggest banks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/04/companies/mufg-profit-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mufg #banks #mizuho #sumitomomitsui

Mizuho Financial Group is aiming for a net income of ¥1 trillion over the next three to four years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/23/companies/mizuho-profit-reach/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #banks #us #masahirokihara #donaldtrump

Mizuho Bank has stopped accepting new customers for its safe deposit box services in principle, partly in the wake of a high-profile theft case at rival MUFG Bank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/19/companies/mizuho-safe-deposit-box-stop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #mizuho #mufg

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Japan - #Mizuho Bank and #Resona Bank may have been targeted by distributed denial of service (#DDoS) attacks, which overwhelmed their online systems with massive traffic.
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We are declaring cyber war against the government of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/31/companies/resona-bank-cyberattack/

Mizuho Financial Group’s efforts to expand its global mergers and acquisitions advisory business will likely get a boost from the incoming Donald Trump administration’s policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/24/companies/mizuho-ceo-trump-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #mizuho #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump

Japan’s megabanks are awash in cash and eager to invest. Even as they reward shareholders with buybacks and higher dividends, they are determined to fund overseas expansion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/10/companies/japan-megabanks-overseas-deals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #mufg #mizuho #sumitomomitsui #india #investments

Japan’s biggest banks plan to maintain ties to billionaire Gautam Adani despite U.S. bribery charges, even as other global firms including Barclays are reassessing their exposure to his Indian conglomerate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/29/companies/japanese-banks-sticking-adani/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #india #adanigroup #gautamadani #mufg #mizuho #sumitomomitsui

Mizuho Financial Group raised its full-year profit forecast and announced a stock buyback after first-half results were boosted by lending income and gains from sales of shareholdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/14/companies/mizuho-profit-forecast-raise/ #business #companies #mizuho #banks #stocks #boj

Rakuten Group is selling about 15% of its lucrative credit card arm to Mizuho Financial Group for ¥165 billion ($1.1 billion), the latest move by the online retailer to shore up its capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/14/companies/rakuten-card-unit-sale-mizuho/ #business #companies #rakuten #mizuho #hiroshimikitani #creditcards

Mizuho Financial Group is preparing for short-term market disruptions if investors’ predictions of a soft landing in the United States prove wrong, by stocking up on easy-to-sell assets such as Treasurys. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/09/companies/mizuho-assets/ #business #companies #mizuho #banks #us #inflation #jgb

Japanese companies are increasingly helping their employees build personal financial assets by giving them access to expert advice and conducting educational seminars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/29/companies/japanese-firms-employee-asset-management/ #business #companies #investments #insurance #pensions #nec #mizuho

Japanese lenders will report quarterly results next week that for the first time fully reflect the end of negative rates, with investors expecting solid earnings that will recharge a stock rally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/26/companies/bank-results-preview/ #business #companies #banks #mufg #sumitomomitsui #mizuho #boj

Japanese financial groups including Tokio Marine, Sompo and two MS&AD units will sell Honda Motor shares worth ¥535 billion ($3.3 billion) to unwind cross-shareholdings, a regulatory filing has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/04/honda-shares-sale/ #business #honda #tokiomarine #sompo #msad #mitsubishiufj #mizuho

Mizuho Financial Group is hiring former Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) executive Karen Frank as a senior adviser for its Europe, the Middle East and Africa business, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/03/companies/mizuho-europe-middle-east-africa/ #business #companies #mizuho #banks #investments #europe #middleeast #africa

A growing number of Japan’s mid-cap companies are considering buyouts and other strategic options, according to Mizuho Financial Group, which is seeking to increase lending and advisory services to the sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/03/companies/mizuho-bank-ceo/ #business #companies #mizuho #banks #investments #mergers #acquisitions #saudiarabia #india

Mizuho Financial Group is hiring more bankers to capitalize on its recent acquisition of Greenhill and take advantage of a gradual rebound in mergers and acquisitions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/25/companies/mizuho-more-hires-for-us-expansion/ #business #companies #mizuho #mergers #acquisitions

Japan's biggest banks all forecast record profits for the year started in April, after the country’s central bank ended its policy of negative interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/15/companies/japan-megabanks-forecast-record-profits/ #business #companies #banks #boj #negativeinterestrates #mufg #mizuho #sumitomomitsui

Nomura Holdings and Mizuho Financial Group are facing more than $100 million of potential losses tied to a series of failed stock trades made by investment fund All Blue Capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/03/companies/nomura-mizuho-face-losses-all-blue-capital-trading/ #business #companies #banks #brokerages #mizuho #nomura #us #allbluecapital #stocks #investments

A former employee of Mizuho Bank has been awarded ¥3.3 million in damages after a Tokyo court ruled that the bank's instruction for him to stay home at reduced pay without any work for five years due to his problematic behavior was illegal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/japan/crime-legal/mizuho-bank-power-harassment/ #japan #crimelegal #mizuho #banks #japanesecourts #powerharassment