Reuters Summit-MUFG says mulling Asia retail banking

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TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T), Japan's largest bank, is considering starting a retail banking business in Asia in the next three years to tap the region's growth, a senior executive said on Wednesday.

Tatsuo Tanaka, deputy president of Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, the group's core banking unit, also told the Reuters Japan Investment Summit that it is looking to expand its U.S. commercial banking business.

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