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Orix is a sprawling conglomerate with businesses ranging from aircraft leasing to aquariums, banking to real estate. (Illustration by Daniel Garcia)

Japan's Orix runs into headwinds in quest for growth

Investment group's complexity and Asian challenges raise concerns

TOKYO -- Orix was one of Japan's first leasing companies, a trailblazer in the country's financial markets, known as a consummate risk-taker. But Hitomaro Yano, Orix finance officer, admits that sometimes even a company that has delivered more than 50 consecutive years of profits can get things wrong.

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