Gov't to start special probe of Mizuho fiasco

Gov't to start special probe of Mizuho fiasco

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa says April 19 that the Financial Services Agency will launch a special inspection of the Mizuho financial group to look into the massive computer problem that disrupted the operations of the group's two banks.

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