As Japan’s biggest bank heads for record profit that surpasses even its own projections, one thing is on the mind of its chief financial officer: what to do with all those extra earnings and how to make the good times last.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest bank, said Tuesday its net profit for the nine-month term jumped 35% on the year to 1.74 trillion yen, a record for the period. For the full year through March, MUFG kept its forecast at 1.75 trillion yen.

Japan’s largest lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on Tuesday (Feb 4) reported a 32 per cent increase in quarterly net profit. Read more at The Business Times.

All three of Japan's "megabanks" are on course for record annual income after the first nine months of the financial year as they cash in on sales of cross-shareholdings and a boost to margins due to higher interest rates at home.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.’s profit jumped in the third quarter, beating estimates and wrapping up a strong earnings season by Japan’s biggest banks.