According to a person familiar with the matter, the Japanese Ministry of Finance plans to temporarily exclude Nomura Holdings from government bond bidding activities. The company previously admitted to manipulating the government bond futures market. The person familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity, said the Japanese Ministry of Finance plans to suspend Nomura's qualification as a primary dealer of Japanese government bonds for one month starting from October 15. They said the announcement will be released later on Friday. (Sina Finance)