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  "title": "Ship financing in Japan — megabank ship-finance desks and shōsha lease subsidiaries",
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    "title": "Ship financing in Japan — megabank ship-finance desks and shōsha lease subsidiaries",
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      "Japan ship finance",
      "Japanese ship financing",
      "JOL ship leasing",
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    "sources": [
      "MUFG IR — https://www.mufg.jp/english/",
      "SMFG IR — https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/",
      "Mizuho FG IR — https://www.mizuho-fg.com/index.html",
      "Sōgō shōsha and Japanese shipping-company IR (NYK, MOL, K-Line)",
      "Mitsubishi HC Capital IR — https://www.mitsubishi-hc-capital.com/english/"
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    "1. The ship-finance market — short refresher",
    "2. Megabank ship-finance desks",
    "3. Post-2008 deleveraging and the European-bank exit",
    "4. Japanese leasing-company ship division",
    "5. KG / KS structures — the historical European analogue",
    "6. The Big-3 Japanese shipping companies — NYK, MOL, K-Line",
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