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Norinchukin Bank books ¥187 billion in subprime-related losses

Norinchukin Bank said Tuesday it suffered a ¥186.9 billion loss in business 2007 on its investments in securitized products affected by the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. The loss revealed by the de facto central bank for the nation's agriculture... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, May 27 2008

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