61.   In a deepening scandal involving payoffs to a corporate racketeer, Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday arrested the former president of Yamaichi Securities Co., a major Japanese brokerage.

62.   In July, companies in the Sumitomo group and Daiwa Securities Co., a major Japanese brokerage, announced a comprehensive securities business tie-up.

63.   It said the management acted under pressure from shareholders, following a pessimistic report by a major stock brokerage in September.

64.   Japanese government tries to allay fears about failure of major brokerage.

65.   Japanese stock prices finished lower Thursday amid gloomy outlook for corporate profits and rumors that a major Japanese brokerage was suffering massive losses.

66.   Japanese media have reported that Koike used the bank loans to buy shares of four major brokerages, including Nomura.

67.   Japanese stock prices fell Thursday morning amid rumors that a major Japanese brokerage is facing massive losses.

68.   Koike allegedly used the money to purchase shares needed to gain admission to shareholder meetings at major Japanese brokerages.

69.   Major brokerage Yamaichi Securities Co. collapsed last year, and others have also folded.

70.   Many of the new employees will likely come from Yamaichi Securities Co., a major brokerage that collapsed last year.