Japan’s Nomura bank boss takes 30% voluntary pay cut after worker tries to kill customer

It is the second time Kentaro Okuda has voluntarily taken a pay cut in recent weeks. He vowed to return 20% of his pay for two months after the bank was fined for manipulation of government bond futures. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters

The boss of the Japanese bank Nomura has apologised and taken a voluntary pay cut after a former employee was charged with robbery and attempted murder of a customer.

Kentaro Okuda, who has led Nomura since 2020, will take a 30% pay cut over the next three months, with several other senior managers at the bank taking similar reductions, the bank said.