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TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group plans to reduce its Japanese administrative staff of around 15,000 by as much as a third over the next 10 years as it looks to streamline clerical work with artificial intelligence. [1]

KANCHANBURI – A violent fight between a husband and wife in a rented room on Soi Khao Tong Pattana ended in a murder-suicide. The husband shot his wife in the head, then turned the same gun on himself as their 26-year-old daughter tried to flee. [3]

For two years, starting in 1984, I was the head of the Mie prefectural government's department of general affairs. This period, working in the prefecture about 300 km west of Tokyo, has a special meaning in my life. [4]

Born in a large, academically-inclined family, Dr. Zaw Myint Maung said he had always been interested in politics but refrained from political activism at school, acutely aware his parents and eight siblings - he’s number three – could face discrimin... (confirmed by 6 sources) [5]

TOKYO -- Japan's Mizuho Bank will take a stake in M-Service, the largest smartphone payment company in Vietnam, Nikkei has learned. [6]

JAKARTA It came as something of a surprise when Mimosa Technology won the Vietnam round of Seedstars World, a competition for emerging-market startups, in May. [7]

TOKYO -- Mizuho Securities expects to post an extraordinary profit of 12.8 billion yen ($105 million) for the July-September quarter, thanks to a recent court victory over the owner of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. [8]

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group and Mizuho Financial Group plan to launch an online lending service for individual customers, capitalizing on big data and artificial intelligence. [9]

Note: This briefing is based on limited source coverage. The evidence may be incomplete or outdated.

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-28 · 32% match

Mizuho to cut workload of up to 5,000 jobs in Japan with AI streamlining

TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group plans to reduce its Japanese administrative staff of around 15,000 by as much as a third over the next 10 years as it looks to streamline clerical work with artificial intelligence.

[2] MM www.straitstimes.com · 2026-03-08 · 30% match

Divorced mother and her son coping with grief among families who sought free counselling

[3] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2025-09-27 · 50% match

Husband Shoots His Wife, Then Himself in Front of Daughter

KANCHANBURI – A violent fight between a husband and wife in a rented room on Soi Khao Tong Pattana ended in a murder-suicide. The husband shot his wife in the head, then turned the same gun on himself as their 26-year-old daughter tried to flee.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-01-15 · 52% match

Working in Mie prefecture: Haruhiko Kuroda (11)

For two years, starting in 1984, I was the head of the Mie prefectural government's department of general affairs. This period, working in the prefecture about 300 km west of Tokyo, has a special meaning in my life.

[5] MM mizzima.com · 2023-12-14 · 36% match

Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight

Born in a large, academically-inclined family, Dr. Zaw Myint Maung said he had always been interested in politics but refrained from political activism at school, acutely aware his parents and eight siblings - he’s number three – could face discrimin

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-10 · 36% match

Japan's Mizuho to acquire 7.5% of Vietnam's M-Service pay app

TOKYO -- Japan's Mizuho Bank will take a stake in M-Service, the largest smartphone payment company in Vietnam, Nikkei has learned.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-12-08 · 36% match

'Agtech' is a new darling for investors

JAKARTA It came as something of a surprise when Mimosa Technology won the Vietnam round of Seedstars World, a competition for emerging-market startups, in May.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-09-05 · 34% match

Mizuho Securities sees $105m lawsuit windfall

TOKYO -- Mizuho Securities expects to post an extraordinary profit of 12.8 billion yen ($105 million) for the July-September quarter, thanks to a recent court victory over the owner of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-09-15 · 33% match

SoftBank-Mizuho fintech venture to dispense loans in 30 minutes

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group and Mizuho Financial Group plan to launch an online lending service for individual customers, capitalizing on big data and artificial intelligence.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-07-06 · 33% match

Mizuho Securities to expand U.S. staff 30% in investment bank push

TOKYO -- Mizuho Securities plans to expand its U.S. operations head count by 30% in three years, the chief of the Japanese brokerage told Nikkei, in a bid to capture a piece of the growing investment banking market.

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