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Wall Street Banks Are Battling for Japan’s Top Young Talent
13 minutes Posted Jul 10, 2025 at 8:00 pm.
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Japan’s hottest banking talent is in high demand as Wall Street goes all out to woo new hires with fancy dinners, strong-arm tactics and higher salaries.

On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, Bloomberg’s Lisa Du talks to host K. Oanh Ha about why firms are resorting to extreme measures and the problems they face in hiring top talent.


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