Fukuoka FG, Eighteenth look to create Japan's biggest regional bank

(From L) Shinwa Bank President Shunsuke Yoshizawa, Fukuoka Financial Group Inc. President Takashige Shibato and Eighteenth Bank President Takujiro Mori join hands in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2016, after agreeing to start negotiations on management integration that would create Japan's largest regional lender. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo