Mizuho is Japan's third megabank, with the most leveraged play on BOJ rate normalization given its lower starting NIM. The Greenhill acquisition expands US M&A advisory capability, and Asian growth markets provide loan book expansion. Operational risk events (system outages) have historically been a discount factor, but management has invested heavily in reliability. Capital return acceleration is the cleanest catalyst.
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