U.S. fund announces plan to take over Ishikawa Bank

U.S. fund announces plan to take over Ishikawa Bank

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Nekoba (R), who heads Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co.'s business in Hawaii and the Pacific basin, tells reporters June 24 in Tokyo that the U.S. investment fund plans to take over failed Ishikawa Bank of Japan in its first attempt to enter Japan's financial market.

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