Resona, Saitama Resona banks begin operations

Resona, Saitama Resona banks begin operations

OSAKA, Japan - Ikuo Yanase (R), vice president of Resona Holdings Inc., Yasuhisa Katsuta (C), president of Resona Bank, and Tetsuo Morishige, vice president of Resona Bank, cut a tape to mark the start of the bank's business at its head office in Osaka on March 3. Resona Bank and Saitama Resona Bank were created by the integration of Daiwa Bank and Asahi Bank on March 1.

Asahi Bank shares hit new low on speculative trading

Asahi Bank shares hit new low on speculative trading

TOKYO, Japan - Asahi Bank President Ikuo Yanase holds a press conference at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 8 after Asahi shares fell to 76 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a new low for the year. Yanase said the plunge was due to speculative trading aimed at quick profits.

Asahi Bank shares hit new low on speculative trading

Asahi Bank shares hit new low on speculative trading

TOKYO, Japan - Asahi Bank President Ikuo Yanase holds a press conference at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 8 after Asahi shares fell to 76 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a new low for the year. Yanase said the plunge was due to speculative trading aimed at quick profits.

Resona, Saitama Resona banks begin operations

Resona, Saitama Resona banks begin operations

OSAKA, Japan - Ikuo Yanase (R), vice president of Resona Holdings Inc., Yasuhisa Katsuta (C), president of Resona Bank, and Tetsuo Morishige, vice president of Resona Bank, cut a tape to mark the start of the bank's business at its head office in Osaka on March 3. Resona Bank and Saitama Resona Bank were created by the integration of Daiwa Bank and Asahi Bank on March 1. (Kyodo)