This is the story of the Nomura dynasty, from its founding by the bastard son of a noble family in the nineteenth century to its pivotal role in the global powerbroking of the 1990s. It is the true account of the creation of the most powerful company in the world, Nomura Securities, a firm so wealthy it could buy up every stockbroking house in London using only its own resources. Nomura's strangelhold on Japanese financial markets is so strong that it is regularly consulted by the Minister of Finance; its influence in the U.S. bond market is so pervasive that any untoward move coul put the American economy at grave risk.
The House of Nomura reveals how this unparalleled concentration of power has come about and how it is wielded in the interests of Japan. It also lays bare the dubious links between politicians, stockbrokers, bureaucrats, and businessmen - the very links that toppled the government in 1989.
