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Mizuho Financial to buy Indian investment bank

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Masahiro Kihara (L) and Gaurav Deepak, CEO of Avendus Capital Private Ltd., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. The major Japanese financial group said it will buy the major Indian investment bank to strengthen operations in the South Asian country with high growth potential.

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Press Conference after Keidanren's Annual General Meeting

Keidanren press conference after the annual general meeting. Photo shows, from left, Vice President Masahiro Kihara, Vice President Hiroyuki Ogawa, President Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Vice President Takahito Tokita, and Vice President Koji Sato.=May 29,2025,Tokyo

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Press Conference after Keidanren's Annual General Meeting

Keidanren press conference after the annual general meeting. Photo shows, from left, Vice President Masahiro Kihara, Vice President Hiroyuki Ogawa, President Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Vice President Takahito Tokita, and Vice President Koji Sato.=May 29,2025,Tokyo

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Mizuho FG Rakuten Group Joint Presentation

Joint presentation by Mizuho Financial Group and Rakuten Group. (Photo from left to right: Masahiro Kihara, President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group, and Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group, Inc.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Mizuho FG Rakuten Group joint presentation

Joint presentation by Mizuho Financial Group and Rakuten Group. Pictured from right to left are Masahiro Kihara, President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group, and Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Mizuho FG Rakuten Group Joint Presentation

Joint presentation by Mizuho Financial Group and Rakuten Group. Pictured from right to left are Masahiro Kihara, President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group, and Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group, Inc.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Mizuho FG Rakuten Group Joint Presentation

Joint presentation by Mizuho Financial Group and Rakuten Group. Pictured from right to left are Masahiro Kihara, President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group, and Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group, Inc.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Ceremony for new employees at Japanese firm

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Masahiro Kihara gives a speech to new employees of the company during a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo on April 1, 2022, the first day of the new business year.

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Trouble-hit Mizuho Financial names senior exec Kihara as new president

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Monday it has appointed Senior Executive Officer Masahiro Kihara as president, with the beleaguered financial institution looking to restore public trust under new leadership after repeated system failures severely impacted operations at its key banking unit. The 56-year-old will replace Tatsufumi Sakai, 62, effective on Feb. 1. Kihara is the older brother of Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara.

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Troubled Mizuho Financial names Kihara as president

Masahiro Kihara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after being appointed as president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. on Jan. 17, 2022. The financial institution looks to restore public trust after repeated system failures severely impacted operations at its key banking unit.

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Troubled Mizuho Financial names Kihara as president

Masahiro Kihara (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after being appointed as president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. on Jan. 17, 2022. The financial institution looks to restore public trust after repeated system failures severely impacted operations at its key banking unit.