1.   Dai-Ichi Kangyo has been accused of providing funds to an alleged corporate racketeer, who then purchased shares in Nomura Securities Co.

2.   The alleged racketeer used some of the money to buy stock in Nomura and then -- according to a criminal complaint --extorted money from Nomura.

3.   A major Japanese bank embroiled in a scandal over loans to an alleged racketeer appointed a new president Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its management.

4.   Authorities plan to formally arrest the alleged racketeers once they have gathered sufficient evidence, the newspaper said.

5.   Former Nomura executives are accused of funneling millions of dollars to an alleged racketeer, and the former president has been arrested.