Among recent appointments: In July, Debra Hazelton became the first foreign general manager at Mizuho Financial Group’s Tokyo headquarters, where she leads a new department to manage global staff. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s lending arm promoted two foreigners to executive officer in April, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s banking unit appointed its first non-Japanese executive officer last year.

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