HONG KONG/TOKYO -- Anyone who was working on Wall Street 30 years ago likely remembers "The House of Nomura." Written by Albert J. Alletzhauser in 1990, the book conveyed just how extraordinarily dominant Nomura Securities was in bubble-era Japan.

Nomura headquarters in Tokoy: The securities company is looking to China for growth outside of Japan. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Group CEO takes the 'world's most powerful house' back to its roots