| 1 | Much of Mizuho's caution comes from its recent history of getting squeezed by bad trades, the sources said. | |
| 2 | Compared with Lehman or Morgan Stanley or other foreign banks, Mizuho is much stricter on the rules. | |
| 3 | Asked if Mizuho were slow to make decisions, he said decision-making differed from company to company. | |
| 4 | "Japan' s rural crisis offers a glimpse of the entire nation' s future, " said Yasunari Ueno, an economist at Mizuho Securities in Tokyo. | |
| 5 | Meanwhile, Mizuho's dream of becoming an Asian equities powerhouse gathers dust, held back by caution and a slow-moving corporate culture. |