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Nomura’s Logo and Signature Graphic
Our signature graphic traces its roots
back to our original company emblem.
The center of the emblem consists of a
pictogram of a mountain, a traditional
Japanese symbol of the finance business,
accompanied by a character taken from
the name of our founder Tokushichi
Nomura.
The mountain pictogram was lifted from
our emblem and modified to create the
Nomura “M” that you see today in our
corporate logo.
Our signature graphic is an abstraction
of the Nomura “M”. It blends our heritage
with our future-focus, always pointing
up or forward to signal progress and
momentum. The signature graphic flows
naturally from the logo while retaining a
character all its own. We use the signature
graphic shown at the right – with the
Nomura “M” modified and extended with
its strokes overlaid.