Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo

Shizuoka Financial Group, Nagoya Bank signboard and logo=March 27,2026,Tokyo

BOJ chief addresses lower house session

BOJ chief addresses lower house session

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda (R) speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 30, 2026.

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Minoru Yagi, President and CEO of Shizuoka Bank; Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group; and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and CEO of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows Minoru Yagi, President and CEO of Shizuoka Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right, Hisashi Shibata, President and Representative Director of Shizuoka Financial Group, and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and Representative Director of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Minoru Yagi, President and CEO of Shizuoka Bank; Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group; and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and CEO of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Minoru Yagi, President and CEO of Shizuoka Bank; Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group; and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and CEO of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Minoru Yagi, President and CEO of Shizuoka Bank; Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group; and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and CEO of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows Ichiro Fujiwara, President and CEO of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Press conference announcing the final agreement on the management integration between Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Takeo Uchibori, Senior Managing Director of Gunma Bank; Akihiko Fukai, President of Gunma Bank; Michiro Ueguri, President of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group; and Ken Shibata, Managing Director of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group.=March 26,2026,Tokyo

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Press conference on the final agreement for the business integration between Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank. The photo shows Akihiko Fukai, President of Gunma Bank.=March 26,2026,Tokyo

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Press conference on the final agreement for the business integration between Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank. The photo shows Michiro Ueguri, President of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group.=March 26,2026,Tokyo

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Press conference on the final agreement for the business integration between Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank. The photo shows, from left to right, Michiro Ueguri, President of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, and Akihiko Fukai, President of Gunma Bank.=March 26,2026,Tokyo

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Press conference on the final agreement for the business integration between Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank. The photo shows, from left to right, Michiro Ueguri, President of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, and Akihiko Fukai, President of Gunma Bank.=March 26,2026,Tokyo

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Press conference announcing the final agreement on the management integration of Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank. The photo shows, from left to right, Akihiko Fukai, President of Gunma Bank, and Michiro Ueguri, President of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group.=March 26,2026,Tokyo

The exterior of the Bank of Japan

The exterior of the Bank of Japan

The exterior of the Bank of Japan=March 19,2026,Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference=March 19,2026,Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference=March 19,2026,Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's Regular Press Conference=March 19,2026,Tokyo

The exterior of the Bank of Japan

The exterior of the Bank of Japan

The exterior of the Bank of Japan=March 19,2026,Tokyo

The exterior of the Bank of Japan

The exterior of the Bank of Japan

The exterior of the Bank of Japan=March 19,2026,Tokyo

[Breaking News]BOJ policy-setting meeting

TOKYO, Japan, March 19 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting. (Kyodo)

ECB President Lagarde

ECB President Lagarde

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde holds a press conference in Frankfurt on March 19, 2026, following the ECB's Governing Council meeting where the benchmark deposit rate was decided to be maintained at 2 percent.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is pictured after attending a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026, for the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting. (Pool photo)

Resona Bank President Change Press Conference

Resona Bank President Change Press Conference

Resona Bank holds press conference for leadership transition. The photo shows, from left, Kazuhiro Chida, incoming President and Representative Director (currently Managing Executive Officer), and Shoichi Iwanaga, incoming Chairman of the Board (currently President and Representative Director).=February 27,2026,Tokyo

Resona Bank President Change Press Conference

Resona Bank President Change Press Conference

Resona Bank holds press conference for leadership transition. The photo shows, from left, Kazuhiro Chida, incoming President and Representative Director (currently Managing Executive Officer), and Shoichi Iwanaga, incoming Chairman of the Board (currently President and Representative Director).=February 27,2026,Tokyo

Resona Bank President Change Press Conference

Resona Bank President Change Press Conference

Resona Bank holds press conference for president transition. The photo shows Kazuhiro Chida, incoming President and Representative Director (currently Managing Executive Officer).=February 27,2026,Tokyo

BOJ Policy Board member Takata

BOJ Policy Board member Takata

Bank of Japan Policy Board member Hajime Takata speaks at a press conference in Kyoto on Feb. 26, 2026.

BOJ Policy Board member Takata

BOJ Policy Board member Takata

Bank of Japan Policy Board member Hajime Takata prepares for a lecture in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb, 26, 2026.

Nikkei stock index ends at record high

Nikkei stock index ends at record high

A roadside monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average at 58,583.12, an all-time closing high, on Feb. 25, 2026, as speculation about further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan receded after the government's nomination of two new BOJ policymakers.

Nikkei stock index ends at record high

Nikkei stock index ends at record high

A roadside monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average at 58,583.12, an all-time closing high, on Feb. 25, 2026, as speculation about further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan receded after the government's nomination of two new BOJ policymakers.

Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at the prime minister's office on Feb. 24, 2026.

US: Storm Damage in Bloomington After Tornado-Warned Storm

Much of southern Indiana, including Indianapolis, was under a tornado watch Thursday evening, February 19, with at least 12 warnings issued as severe storms moved through the region. Storm damage was reported in Bloomington, where homes, a bank, and the county airport sustained damage, and power outages and downed lines were also reported. This video shows damage to buildings and power lines, with debris scattered on the ground near 3415 W. Third St. in Bloomington.

US: Sirens Blare as Storms Trigger Tornado Watch Across Southern Indiana 4

Much of southern Indiana, including Indianapolis, was under a tornado watch Thursday evening, February 19, with at least 12 warnings issued as severe storms moved through the region. Storm damage was reported in Bloomington, where homes, a bank, and the county airport sustained damage, and power outages and downed lines were reported. The video was shot from the Echo Park apartments on the south side of Bloomington, looking north.

US: Sirens Blare as Storms Trigger Tornado Watch Across Southern Indiana

Much of southern Indiana, including Indianapolis, was under a tornado watch Thursday evening, February 19, with at least 12 warnings issued as severe storms moved through the region. Storm damage was reported in Bloomington, where homes, a bank, and the county airport sustained damage, and power outages and downed lines were reported.

US: Sirens Blare as Storms Trigger Tornado Watch Across Southern Indiana 2

Much of southern Indiana, including Indianapolis, was under a tornado watch Thursday evening, February 19, with at least 12 warnings issued as severe storms moved through the region. Storm damage was reported in Bloomington, where homes, a bank, and the county airport sustained damage, and power outages and downed lines were reported.

U.N. Security Council meeting on Palestine

U.N. Security Council meeting on Palestine

A U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank is held on Feb. 18, 2026, at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

U.N. Security Council meeting on Palestine

U.N. Security Council meeting on Palestine

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks at a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank on Feb. 18, 2026, at the U.N. headquarters in New York.