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Japanese regional banks scale back in China and turn to Southeast Asia and India
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- Japanese regional banks scale back in China and turn to Southeast Asia and India Japan’s three largest banks have also seen slower lending activity in China.
- The move comes as labour costs rise in China and Japanese manufacturers face growing difficulties there.
- Nikkei Asia said its findings were based on a report by the Regional Banks Association of Japan and interviews, covering the overseas networks of 61 Japanese regional banks.
Japanese regional banks scale back in China and turn to Southeast Asia and India Japan’s three largest banks have also seen slower lending activity in China. Credit: Eleni Mavrandoni/Shutterstock.com · Retail Banker International · Eleni Mavrandoni/Shutterstock.com Kuldeep Jha Fri, June 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM GMT+7 3 min read Japanese regional banks are shrinking their operations in China and looking increasingly to Southeast Asia and India, Nikkei Asia has reported.
The move comes as labour costs rise in China and Japanese manufacturers face growing difficulties there.
Nikkei Asia said its findings were based on a report by the Regional Banks Association of Japan and interviews, covering the overseas networks of 61 Japanese regional banks.
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