It's positive news. The bank will be able to repay all the public money and can really start to compete against the world's top lenders.

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If Japan continues to have a stock rally for the next year, the bank's earnings can only get better. What we want to see now is how its lending business can improve.

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This would be a groundbreaking step.

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Investors welcome Murakami. His target companies usually rise as he catches media attention.

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