Ex-Nomura Worker Sentenced to 18 Years in Home Robbery Case

A former Nomura Holdings Inc. employee who was accused of arson, attempted murder and robbing an elderly client was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Japan court, local broadcaster TBS reported.

The district court in Hiroshima handed down the punishment against Yusei Kajiwara for the 2024 incident at the client’s home in the western Japan city. It wasn’t immediately clear what he was convicted of.