Citi’s Japan banking head seeks expansion despite talent crunch
The Wall Street bank is chasing double-digit revenue growth in client-driven businesses and wants to rank among the top three foreign banks across key operations in Japan.
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The Wall Street bank is chasing double-digit revenue growth in client-driven businesses and wants to rank among the top three foreign banks across key operations in Japan.
With 48 nations heading to the tournament in June and July — the largest edition ever — 980 unique stickers, including 68 "special" ones will be required to fill the album.
A new SkyDrive test flight over Tokyo Bay showed how close Japan's flying car plans may be, while also highlighting the challenges that could still keep them grounded.
King Charles' task was not so much to smooth political ties as to remind the U.S. of the depth and longevity of the relationship, diplomats and commentators said.
Brent oil futures have soared another 7.6% to $119.69, the highest price since the early days of the Ukraine war in 2022.
Powell's decision, unprecedented in the modern era of central banking, reflects concern over ongoing political attacks on the institution.
Managing ties with U.S. President Donald Trump's United States has come to consume the British state.
The prime minister also called for cooperation to achieve "sustained wage hikes that outpace inflation."
The latest rankings also reflect a broader reshuffling as new contenders edge closer to the top.
While the town lifted evacuation orders in most areas as the fire is being brought under control, there is still no clear timeline for full containment.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are headed toward a summit next month with a shared desire to stabilize ties. That calm is being tested as both leaders rush to shore up strategic vulnerabilities over Iranian oil and AI.
Pyongyang's battlefield experience, ability to project force overseas and increasingly rapid weapons development cycles are worrying trends, the head of U.S. Forces Korea says.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and an RBI while Kazuma Okamoto had a two-run single to help the Blue Jays end Boston's three-game winning streak.
One industry source said work required to implement a 1% rate would need only three to six months, whereas a 0% tax rate would require building new systems from scratch.
The American saved six match points before she handed Sabalenka just her second defeat of the year, and her first since the Australian Open final three months ago.
Tehran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of power.
The supertanker linked to Japan is carrying 2 million barrels of crude, which was loaded from Saudi Arabia's Juaymah terminal in early March.
Toyota's parts suppliers are grappling with rising raw material costs, shortages of basic supplies and ongoing logistical turmoil.
Legal definitions of rape differ by country, even among signatories of an international treaty that criminalizes rape based on the absence of consent.
Faced with crisis, speculation grew that the family might lose control of the conglomerate. Instead, they made a massive financial comeback.
The Japanese currency is at its weakest since July 2024 and at levels that could trigger intervention.
Watson did not play last season while recovering from an Achilles injury and two corrective surgeries.
In a sign he intends to turn the page on the bad blood of Viktor Orban's rule, incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar visited Brussels before he takes office next month.
Actor Timothee Chalamet's chaotic portrayal of fictional ping-pong hustler Marty Mauser will be a world away from the high-class action that begins at London's Copper Box Arena.
The campaign began in January and compromised the emails of 68 officials, including the Cuban ambassador and the deputy chief of mission, researchers said.
With November congressional elections looming, the decision could prompt Republican-led states to seek to redraw electoral maps in order to gain an advantage.
All eyes are on Powell to see if he will choose to continue on the Fed's board past his time as chair.
The pioneering low-cost, long-range attack drones designed by Iran have become the scourge of Ukraine, with Russia unleashing thousands of them on its enemy every month.
Without Ohtani in the batting order for the second time in five starts on the mound, the Dodgers struggled on offense.
If Aaron Rodgers plays another season, the Steelers want to make sure it's with Pittsburgh.
Though enforcement of wearing hijab appears to have slackened, authorities can still summon women for not wearing the headscarf and shut down cafes for not upholding the rule.
The decision suggests that the U.S. could be moving into a lengthy period with the fighting largely halted, but no durable resolution to the conflict.
Peter Magyar is due to be sworn in as Orban's successor on May 9.
The Tokyo-based company looks to bring battlefield-tested technology back to Japan to tap into a multibillion-dollar defense budget for unmanned systems.
It was the highest-scoring match ever at this stage of the competition.
The survey by the Children and Families Agency, the first of its kind, was conducted online between December 2025 and January 2026.
A quick de-escalation could ease political pressure on the U.S. president but also leave behind an emboldened Iran that could eventually threaten U.S. allies in the region.
With the Strait of Hormuz still closed, nearly a fifth of the world's oil exports are being kept from reaching their destinations.
This month alone, Ukraine has signed defense and drone deals in Germany, Norway and the Netherlands.
Ukraine summoned Israel's ambassador over what Kyiv described as Israeli inaction in allowing shipments of grain to enter the country from Russian-occupied Ukraine.
The city of Izumisano's initiative reflects Mayor Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu's strong belief that the city must serve as "a stronghold for protecting lives."
The Japanese group has piled on debt as founder Masayoshi Son seeks to position himself as a linchpin in the global artificial intelligence boom.
Indonesia's Surabaya Zoo will receive a pair of red pandas, a pair of giraffes, four Aldabra giant tortoises and two female Japanese macaques from iZoo in Shizuoka Prefecture.
The UAE' decision to quit OPEC has brought years of tensions with Saudi Arabia into the open, marking a rebalancing of power shaped by the Iran war.
Pentagon officials declined to give a more detailed breakdown of the costs when pressed for answers during a congressional hearing.
Yoon Suk Yeol is also serving a life sentence for the much more serious crime of leading an insurrection, a result of his failed attempt to impose martial law in 2024.
The brutal ambush of an outspoken military critic led to four arrests, but activists say that more were involved.
Thousands of women from Korea, China and southeast Asia are believed to have been forced or coerced into Japan's wartime brothel system from 1932 until 1945.
The exhibition, organized by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, the 2024 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will run until June 1.
Shoshi Maekawa, 60, was acquitted in a retrial in August 2025.
Over 50 cases reported to the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation in the 10 years until 2025 involved fires believed to have occurred due to aging fixtures.
Japan's biggest bank is seeking to deepen its presence in the world's fastest-growing major economy.
The move is the latest U.S. action to slow China's development of advanced chips, two people familiar with the matter said.
For Chinese scientists, access to homegrown biobanks could accelerate the advance of biotechnology companies and cement the country's place as a global innovation powerhouse.
If the bill also clears the House of Councilors, the new immigration fees would be implemented within this fiscal year, which ends next March.
Since the U.K. prime minister's remarks in March, the number of Russian vessels subject to sanctions transiting its waters was unchanged from previous months.
Britain's King Charles III used his remarks to a joint session of Congress to also argue for preserving the alliance between the U.K. and U.S.
This comes in response to calls from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for measures to address problems between Japanese and foreign residents.
The abrupt closure ends a law enforcement inquiry into claims that challenge how the company markets the chat service's privacy.
The UAE is the fourth-largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and said it would quit the group on Tuesday after nearly 60 years as a member.