Former employee of Japan's Nomura charged with attempted murder

A former employee of Japan's Nomura Holdings has been charged by the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors' Office for a number of crimes, including attempted murder, the financial services giant said on Wednesday.

The government body has also charged the employee on suspicion of robbery and arson of an inhabited building, Nomura said in a statement.

"We would like to express our heartfelt sympathy and apologize to our clients who suffered because of this incident," the company said, adding that it was implementing "strict measures to ensure more robust internal systems."

(This story has been officially corrected to say the former employee was charged by the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors' Office, not the Hiroshima Prefecture police, in paragraphs 1 and 2)