In 1998, Tokyo built a wall between banks and industry. On 31 March 2026, the FSA started taking it down. Nobody has connected this to the cross-shareholding unwind running in the opposite direction. Keiretsu with extra steps.

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Keiretsu with Extra Steps

Japan’s FSA is quietly reversing 28 years of bank-industry separation. The market hasn’t noticed.

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