Japan's megabanks upbeat after doubling profits in five years

MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho exploit scale to chalk up record earnings

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Signboards for MUFG, Mizuho and Sumitomo Mitsui on a Tokyo street. Japan's three megabanks are expecting profits to keep accumulating as interest rates rise. (Photo by Nanami Sato)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- Japan's three megabanks have become money-making machines, doubling profits from five years ago and forecasting further improvement as they reap gains from rising interest rates.

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