Top Japan banks' upbeat forecast dimmed by U.S. worries

High interest rates and regional bank failures raise red flags in growth market

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Japan's three top banks reported their highest combined annual profits in nine years on Monday. (Source photos by Reuters, Jiji and AP) 

JUN WATANABE and HARUKI KITAGAWA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's three biggest banking groups project robust profit growth for the year ending in March, but persistent concern over the U.S. banking system poses a potential risk to their rosy outlook.

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