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Earlier this week, Chair of Mizuho Financial Group Hidekatsu Take attended a UK–Japan roundtable hosted by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who welcomed his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, to Downing Street to explore future opportunities for economic growth and collaboration between the two nations. During the discussion, Mizuho reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the UK, underscoring the market’s strategic importance for our clients, capital formation, and advisory activity. We also reiterated our ambition to support continued growth in the UK and contribute to the deepening economic relationship between Japan and the UK. Collectively, these efforts will help strengthen British industries—including technology, clean energy, infrastructure, and life sciences—advancing sustainable, long-term growth across the country.