Mr. Yoshi Katsuda, Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Banking Office of MUFG Bank Ltd. (center, left photo) and Mr. Dai Sato, General Manager, International Financial Institutions Banking Dept at Mizuho Bank Ltd. (2nd from right, right photo) and his colleagues Mr. Tomoyuki Ozawa (rightmost) and Ms. Minami Kagawa (leftmost) – received ABA Secretary- Treasurer Mr. David Hsu and Deputy Secretary Amador Honrado at the headquarter of their respective banks during the February 22 Tokyo visit of the ABA Secretariat executives.

During the meetings Mr. Hsu and Mr. Honrado invited both banks to: (a) attend the 40^th ABA General Meeting and Conference to be held on November 11-12, 2024 in Taipei; (b) participate in the virtual Planning Committee Meeting on March 13 to discuss preparations for the 40^th ABA General Meeting and Conference; (c) to participate in the webinar series this year on “Connecting and Exploring Opportunities with ABA” and make a presentation on the current trends and latest developments in the Japanese economy and financial sector; and (d) to co-host an annual ABA General Meeting and Conference in Japan in the near future, perhaps jointly with our other Japanese member banks and the Japanese Bankers Association.