Big Japan banks' overseas loans top $680bn on larger US projects

Domestic loans also increasingly profitable thanks to rising interest margins

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MUFG and other big banks also are increasing income from fee-based transactions overseas. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)

YUKI SEKIGUCHI

TOKYO -- Overseas loan balances for Japan's three major banks totaled 102 trillion yen ($686 billion) as of the end of March, topping 100 trillion yen for the second straight year, as lending in the U.S. joins domestic lending as a growth pillar.

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