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YASUHIRO SATO

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2018
Mizuho CEO Yasuhiro Sato to be succeeded by securities chief Tatsufumi Sakai
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Monday that President and CEO Yasuhiro Sato will be succeeded by Tatsufumi Sakai, head of the group's securities unit, effective April 1.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2015
Hoso Daigaku drops security bills-related exam question said to be critical of administration
The Open University of Japan, a distance learning institution, deleted part of an examination question it posted on its website after concluding the phraseology "was inappropriate because it criticizes the current administration," it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2014
Mizuho Bank head Sato to quit; Hayashi picked as his successor
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Thursday that Yasuhiro Sato will step down as president of its core banking unit, Mizuho Bank, on April 1 and that Deputy President Nobuhide Hayashi will take over.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2013
Mizuho chief tells Diet bank will clean up act
Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato said Thursday at the Diet that the lender will call on more outside experts to improve its legal compliance since its established practice of lending to gangsters came to light.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2013
Mizuho president to lose half-year pay over shady loans
Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato will be docked six months of salary over the bank's lending to people related to organized crime groups, company officials said Friday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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