A man walks out from a Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's branch in Tokyo
A man walks out from a Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's branch in Tokyo May 15, 2009. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Japan's No.3 bank by assets, reported a $3.9 billion annual loss, hit by the economic downturn and losses on its shareholdings, but it forecast a bigger-than-expected rebound. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS)