Japan megabanks to pay 2tn yen in dividends for 1st time
Japan's three megabanks are expected to pay more than 2 trillion yen in dividends combined this fiscal year, an all-time high. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)TAKERO MINAMIJune 21, 2026 04:04 JSTTOKYO -- Japan's three megabanks are expected to pay more than 2 trillion yen
Japan's three megabanks are expected to pay more than 2 trillion yen in dividends combined this fiscal year, an all-time high. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)TAKERO MINAMIJune 21, 2026 04:04 JSTTOKYO -- Japan's three megabanks are expected to pay more than 2 trillion yen ($12.4 billion) in dividends combined for the first time this fiscal year, a result of rising interest rates on loans after the Bank of Japan ended its negative interest rate policy three years ago.
TOKYO -- Japan's three megabanks are expected to pay more than 2 trillion yen ($12.4 billion) in dividends combined for the first time this fiscal year, a result of rising interest rates on loans after the Bank of Japan ended its negative interest rate policy three years ago. TOKYO -- Japan's three megabanks are expected to pay more than 2 trillion yen ($12.
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