List of banks in Japan
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Existing National Institutions

  • Development Bank of Japan
    Development Bank of Japan
    is a Japanese corporation incorporated on 1 October 2008 under the Development Bank of Japan Inc. Law . Current ownership structure of DBJ is solely owned by the Government of Japan through Minister of Finance.- Overview :...

    , or DBJ
  • Japan Finance Corporation, or JFC
    • Japan Bank for International Cooperation
      Japan Bank for International Cooperation
      The , also known by its acronym, JBIC, is a Japanese public financial institution and export credit agency, and was created on October 1, 1999, through the merging of the Japan Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund ....

      , or JICA , the internal division of Japan Finance Corporation.
  • Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
  • Shoko Chukin Bank 
  • Japan Housing Finance Agency 

Postal Savings Bank

  • Japan Post Bank
    Japan Post Bank
    Japan Post Bank Company Limited , is a Japanese bank headquartered in Tokyo which is part of the Japan Post Holdings postal and financial services group.As of November 2008 it was reported as being the world's biggest deposit holder.-History:It was established on 1...

    , former Japan Post
    Japan Post
    was a government-owned corporation in Japan, that existed from 2003–2007, offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. It had over 400,000 employees and ran 24,700 post offices throughout Japan and was the nation's largest employer. One third of all Japanese...

    's banking division and subsidiary of the successor Japan Post Holding.

Regional Municipalities', Authorities' Mutual Corporation

  • Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities , restructured to Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities.

Defunct National Institutions

  • Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Finance Corporation , merged to Japan Finance Corporation.
  • Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprise , merged to Japan Finance Corporation.
  • National Life Finance Corporation
    National Life Finance Corporation
    National Life Finance Corporation was a governmental institution of Japan , which provided business loans to small enterprises that have difficulty obtaining loans from private financial institutions....

     , merged to Japan Finance Corporation.
  • Japan Post
    Japan Post
    was a government-owned corporation in Japan, that existed from 2003–2007, offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. It had over 400,000 employees and ran 24,700 post offices throughout Japan and was the nation's largest employer. One third of all Japanese...

     , restructured to Japan Post Bank.
  • Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal Enterprises 

Big Three Megabanks

  • Mizuho Financial Group
    Mizuho Financial Group
    , abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan...

    • Mizuho Bank
      Mizuho Bank
      is the core retail banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group, which is the second-largest financial services company in Japan and one of the three so-called Japanese "megabanks"...

    • Mizuho Corporate Bank
      Mizuho Corporate Bank
      , or MHCB, is the corporate and investment banking subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, the second-biggest Japanese financial services conglomerate...

    • Mizuho Trust & Banking Co.
    • Chiba Kōgyō Bank
    • Trust & Custody Services Bank
      Trust & Custody Services Bank
      Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. is a Japanese bank that provides asset administration for banks and insurance companies.-History:...

  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
    • The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
      The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
      is the largest bank in Japan, which was established on January 1, 2006, with the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and UFJ Bank Ltd. The bank serves as the core retail and commercial banking arm of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group....

    • Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
      Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
      is the trust banking arm of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, a Japanese financial services group which is the largest in the world measured by assets...

    • The Senshū Bank
      The Senshu Bank
      The Senshu Bank, Ltd. is a Japanese bank, headquartered in Kishiwada with 63 branches. It is involved in loaning, credit cards, leasing, and the development and sale of computer software....

    • The Master Trust Bank of Japan
      The Master Trust Bank of Japan
      is a trust bank in Japan.-Shareholders:Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Tokyo, 46.5%Nippon Life Insurance Co, Tokyo, 33.5%Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co, Tokyo, 10%Nochu Trust and Banking, 10%-History:...

  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
    • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
      is a Japanese bank based in Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is a member of the Sumitomo Group and Mitsui Group. As of the year 2009, SMBC was the second largest bank in Japan in terms of assets.-History:...


Money center banks

  • Resona Holdings
    Resona Holdings
    is the holding company of , the fourth-largest banking group in Japan.The company was originally established on December 12, 2001 as Daiwa Bank Holdings, Inc., the result of the consolidation of Daiwa Bank, Kinki Osaka Bank, and Nara Bank...

    • Resona Bank
    • Saitama Resona Bank
    • Kinki Osaka Bank
    • Resona Trust & Banking Co.
  • Sumitomo Trust and Banking
    Sumitomo Trust and Banking
    is a trust bank in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the Sumitomo Group core companies, and is closely tied to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.- External links :*...

  • Mitsui Trust Holdings
    Mitsui Trust Financial Group
    is a Japanese financial holding company headquarterd in Minato, Tokyo.As of August 1, 2009, 30.29% of outstanding common stocks of Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings are owned by the Resolution and Collection Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan, a...

    • The Chūō Mitsui Trust and Banking Co.
      The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Co.
      is a Japanese bank. It is a subsidiary of Mitsui Trust Financial Group.-External links:*...

    • Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking Co.
  • Shinsei Bank
    Shinsei Bank
    is a Japanese commercial bank headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-History:Shinsei Bank is the successor of a trust bank, the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, which had a government monopoly on the issuance of many long-term debt securities...

    , former Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan
    Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan
    , abbreviated LTCB in English and in Japanese, was founded in 1952 under the direction of the Shigeru Yoshida government to provide long-term financing to various industries in Japan. Along with the Industrial Bank of Japan and the Nippon Kangyo Bank, it was one of the major financiers of the...

    • Shinsei Trust & Banking Co.
  • Aozora Bank
    Aozora Bank
    is a Japanese commercial bank that offers service in 19 branches in Japan and in 5 overseas representative offices.-History:Aozora Bank is the successor of the Nippon Credit Bank , which was founded in 1957 under a special government trust banking license alongside the Long-Term Credit Bank of...

    , former Nippon Credit Bank
    • Aozora Trust Bank

Online banks

  • Japan Net Bank (subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group)
  • Seven Bank
    Seven Bank
    is a Japanese bank. It is a subsidiary of the Ito-Yokado, along with Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. . Until October 11, 2005, it was , taking its initials from Ito Yokado...

     (subsidiary of 7-Eleven
    7-Eleven
    7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co...

     and Seven & I Holdings Co.
    Seven & I Holdings Co.
    is a diversified retail group headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Founded originally in 1920 as Ito-Yokado, Seven & I is now the fifth largest retailer in the world, with 35,000 stores in approximately 100 countries.-History:...

    )
  • Sony Bank
    Sony Bank
    Sony Bank is a Japanese commercial bank established in April 2001. It has no real branches or ATMs; all procedures are done online or by telephone. It is a subsidiary of Sony Financial Holdings and a member of the Sony Group...

     (subsidiary of Sony Financial Holdings
    Sony Financial Holdings
    is a holding company for Sony's financial services business. It owns and oversees the operation of Sony Life Insurance, Sony Assurance, Sony Bank, Sony Bank Securities and Sony Life Insurance . Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.-External links:* * *...

     and Sony
    Sony
    , commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

    )
  • Rakuten Bank (renamed from eBANK, subsidiary of Rakuten
    Rakuten
    operates and manages business to consumer electronic commerce site, Rakuten Ichiba, and consumer to consumer auction site, Rakuten Freemarket. Its business is centered in Japan, although it has began international expansion through acquisitions. The chief executive officer is Hiroshi Mikitani...

     )
  • Incubator Bank of Japan, went bankrupt on 2010/09/10.
  • ÆON Bank (subsidiary of ÆON
    ÆON
    , commonly written AEON Co., Ltd., is the holding company of Æon Group. It has its headquarters in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture.It operates JUSCO supermarkets directly in Japan.Æon is the largest retailer in Asia...

    )

Chiba
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...

 

  • Chiba Kōgyō Bank (subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group
    Mizuho Financial Group
    , abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan...

    )
  • Keiyō Bank

Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....

 

  • Fukuoka Bank
  • Chikuhō Bank
  • Nishi-Nippon City Bank
  • Fukuoka Chūō Bank

Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

 

  • Tōhō Bank
    Toho Bank
    The Toho Bank, Ltd. is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Fukushima city, Fukushima prefecture. Toho Bank also operates some branches outside of Fukushima prefecture, with branches in Utsunomiya, Miyagi Prefecture, and Tokyo, among others.-Profile:As of March 31, 2004-External links:* *...

  • Fukushima Bank
  • Daitō Bank

Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

 

  • Hokkaidō Bank
    Hokkaido Bank
    Hokkaido Bank is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. The Hokkaido Bank is a subsidiary of the Hokuhoku Financial Group as a result of a merger with the Hokuriku Bank on September 1, 2004...

     (subsidiary of Hokuhoku Financial Group)
  • Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings
    • North Pacific Bank
    • Sapporo Bank

Ibaraki
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...

 

  • Jōyō Bank
    Joyo Bank
    is a Japanese regional bank that is headquartered in Mito city, Ibaraki Prefecture. The bank is relatively large among Japanese regional lenders, and operates branches throughout the Kantō region. In addition to branches in Miyagi, Fukushima, Chiba, Saitama, Tokyo, and Osaka prefectures, the bank...

  • Kantō Tsukuba Bank
    Kanto Tsukuba Bank
    The Kanto Tsukuba Bank, Ltd. is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture. This bank was formed in 2003 as the result of a merger between the Kanto Bank and the Tsukuba Bank...

  • Ibaraki Bank

Iwate
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...

 

  • Bank of Iwate
    Bank of Iwate
    is a Japanese regional bank that is based out of Morioka, the capital of Iwate prefecture in the Tohoku region. The Morioka branch building, the site of the old Morioka Bank, is a historic landmark in the prefecture...

  • Tōhoku Bank
    Tohoku Bank
    Tohoku Bank is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Morioka city, Iwate prefecture. The term Tōhoku refers to a greater region that encompasses the northern prefectures on Japan’s Honshū island. In spite of this, the bank’s branches are all located in Iwate prefecture. In terms of scale,...

  • Kita-Nippon Bank

Nagasaki
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...

 

  • Eighteenth Bank
  • Kyūshū Shinwa Holdings
    • Shinwa Bank
  • Bank of Nagasaki

Osaka
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

 

  • Kinki Osaka Bank (subsidiary of Resona Holdings
    Resona Holdings
    is the holding company of , the fourth-largest banking group in Japan.The company was originally established on December 12, 2001 as Daiwa Bank Holdings, Inc., the result of the consolidation of Daiwa Bank, Kinki Osaka Bank, and Nara Bank...

    )
  • The Senshū Bank
    The Senshu Bank
    The Senshu Bank, Ltd. is a Japanese bank, headquartered in Kishiwada with 63 branches. It is involved in loaning, credit cards, leasing, and the development and sale of computer software....

     (subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group)
  • Bank of Ikeda
  • Kansai Urban Banking Corporation
  • Taishō Bank

Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

 

  • Shizuoka Bank
    Shizuoka Bank
    is a Japanese regional bank headquartered in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. It has 187 domestic branches, primarily concentrated in the Tokai region between Tokyo and Osaka and overseas offices in Los Angeles, New York, Brussels, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore.-Profile:As of March 31, 2008: is...

  • Suruga Bank
  • Shimizu Bank
  • Shizuoka Chūō Bank

Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 

  • Tokyo Tomin Bank
  • Higashi-Nippon Bank
  • Tokyo Star Bank
    Tokyo Star Bank
    is a Japanese bank established on June 11, 2001 out of the reorganization of then bankrupt Tokyo Sowa Bank by Lone Star Funds....

  • Yachiyo Bank

Toyama
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....

 

  • Hokuriku Bank
    Hokuriku Bank
    is a Japanese bank headquartered in Toyama, Toyama; Hokoriku refers to a greater region in Japan that encompasses Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyoma prefectures. In addition to the Hokuriku region, the bank has branches in Kyoto, Osaka, Niigata, Nagano, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Gifu, Aichi, and Hokkaidō...

     (subsidiary of Hokuhoku Financial Group)
  • Toyotama Bank
  • First Bank of Toyama

Yamagata
Yamagata Prefecture
-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...

 

  • Shōnai Bank
    Shonai Bank
    is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture.The bank is relatively small, even among Japanese regional banks, and operates primarily in Yamagata, though it also operate branches in Sendai, Tomiya, Fukushima, Akita in neighboring prefectures, as well as in the capital...

  • Yamagata Bank
    Yamagata Bank
    is a Japanese bank that is based out of Yamagata city, Yamagata prefecture. Most of the bank’s branches are in Yamagata prefecture, or other major cities in the Tohoku region, with a branch in Tokyo as well. The principal shareholders as of March, 2005 were The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd...

  • Kirayaka Holdings
    • Yamagata Shiawase Bank
    • Shokusan Bank

Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...

 

  • Yamaguchi Financial Group
    • Yamaguchi Bank
      Yamaguchi Bank
      The Yamaguchi Bank, Ltd. is a major regional bank in Japan, primarily in the Yamaguchi prefecture. It has 156 branches and offices in Japan and four overseas offices....

    • Momiji Bank
  • Saikyō Bank

Trust banks

  • Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
    Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
    is the trust banking arm of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, a Japanese financial services group which is the largest in the world measured by assets...

     (subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group)
  • Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. (subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group
    Mizuho Financial Group
    , abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan...

    )
  • Sumitomo Trust and Banking
    Sumitomo Trust and Banking
    is a trust bank in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the Sumitomo Group core companies, and is closely tied to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.- External links :*...

  • Mitsui Trust Holdings
    Mitsui Trust Financial Group
    is a Japanese financial holding company headquarterd in Minato, Tokyo.As of August 1, 2009, 30.29% of outstanding common stocks of Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings are owned by the Resolution and Collection Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan, a...

    • The Chūō Mitsui Trust and Banking Co.
      The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Co.
      is a Japanese bank. It is a subsidiary of Mitsui Trust Financial Group.-External links:*...

    • Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking Co.
  • The Master Trust Bank of Japan
    The Master Trust Bank of Japan
    is a trust bank in Japan.-Shareholders:Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Tokyo, 46.5%Nippon Life Insurance Co, Tokyo, 33.5%Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co, Tokyo, 10%Nochu Trust and Banking, 10%-History:...

     (subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group)
  • The Nomura Trust & Banking Co.
    The Nomura Trust & Banking Co.
    The Nomura Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., founded in 1993, is a Japanese bank.It is part of the Nomura Group and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc.....

     (subsidiary of Nomura Holdings
    Nomura Holdings
    Nomura Holdings, Inc. is a Japanese financial holding company, and a principal member of the Nomura Group.In October 2008 the company acquired Lehman Brothers Holdings's investment banking and equities unit in Asia and Europe and kept on most of its employees. Nomura paid $225 million for the...

    )
  • NikkoCiti Trust and Banking (joint venture of Nikko Cordial
    Nikko Cordial
    was a third largest Japanese brokerage firm and the holding company for Nikko Cordial Securities and subsidiaries. In 2008, Nikko Cordial Corporation became a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., upon completion of share exchange and it merged with Citigroup Japan Holdings Ltd. to form Nikko...

     and Citigroup
    Citigroup
    Citigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...

    )
  • ORIX Trust and Banking (subsidiary of ORIX
    ORIX
    is a financial services group established 17 April 1964 as Orient Leasing Co., Ltd.. The company's name was changed to ORIX Corporation in 1989...

    )
  • Shinkin Trust Bank (subsidiary of Shinkin Central Bank)
  • Aozora Trust Bank (subsidiary of Aozora Bank
    Aozora Bank
    is a Japanese commercial bank that offers service in 19 branches in Japan and in 5 overseas representative offices.-History:Aozora Bank is the successor of the Nippon Credit Bank , which was founded in 1957 under a special government trust banking license alongside the Long-Term Credit Bank of...

    )
  • Nōrinchūkin Trust and Banking (subsidiari of Norinchukin Bank
    Norinchukin Bank
    The Norinchukin Bank is a Japanese cooperative bank serving over 5612 agricultural, fishing and forestry cooperatives from its headquarters in Tokyo. Its members include cooperative federations such as the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives and the Japan Fishery Cooperatives...

    )
  • Shinsei Trust & Banking Co. (subsidiary of Shinsei Bank
    Shinsei Bank
    is a Japanese commercial bank headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-History:Shinsei Bank is the successor of a trust bank, the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, which had a government monopoly on the issuance of many long-term debt securities...

    )
  • JSF Trust and Banking Co. (subsidiary of Japan Securities Finance Co.)
  • ShinGinkō Tokyo (subsidiary of Tokyo Metropolitan Government
    Tokyo
    , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

    )
  • Japan Trustee Services Bank
    Japan Trustee Services Bank
    , or JTSB, is a trust bank in Japan.-History:JTSB was established on June 20, 2000 by The Daiwa Bank, Ltd., and Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. and began operations on October 23, 2000.-Shareholders:*Resona Bank, Ltd. 33.33%...

     (joint venture of Resona Holdings
    Resona Holdings
    is the holding company of , the fourth-largest banking group in Japan.The company was originally established on December 12, 2001 as Daiwa Bank Holdings, Inc., the result of the consolidation of Daiwa Bank, Kinki Osaka Bank, and Nara Bank...

    , Sumitomo Trust and Banking
    Sumitomo Trust and Banking
    is a trust bank in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the Sumitomo Group core companies, and is closely tied to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.- External links :*...

     and Mitsui Trust Holdings
    Mitsui Trust Financial Group
    is a Japanese financial holding company headquarterd in Minato, Tokyo.As of August 1, 2009, 30.29% of outstanding common stocks of Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings are owned by the Resolution and Collection Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan, a...

    )
  • Trust & Custody Services Bank
    Trust & Custody Services Bank
    Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. is a Japanese bank that provides asset administration for banks and insurance companies.-History:...

     (subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group
    Mizuho Financial Group
    , abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan...

    )
  • Resona Trust & Banking Co. (subsidiary of Resona Holdings
    Resona Holdings
    is the holding company of , the fourth-largest banking group in Japan.The company was originally established on December 12, 2001 as Daiwa Bank Holdings, Inc., the result of the consolidation of Daiwa Bank, Kinki Osaka Bank, and Nara Bank...

    )


Financial Groups

  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Bank of New York Mellon
  • Barclays
  • BNP Paribas
  • Citi
  • Crédit Agricole
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • HSBC
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Société Générale
  • State Street
  • The Royal Bank of Scotland
  • UBS AG


Commercial Banks

  • Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
  • Banco do Brasil S.A.
  • Bangkok Bank
  • Bank of Communications
  • Bank of India
  • China Construction Bank
  • Chinatrust Commercial Bank
  • Commerzbank AG
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • DBS Bank
  • Depfa Bank
  • ING Bank
  • Itaú Unibanco
  • Korea Exchange Bank
  • Lloyds TSB Bank plc
  • Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
  • National Australia Bank
  • National Bank of Pakistan
  • Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
  • Philippine National Bank
  • Bank Negara Indonesia
  • Rabobank Nederland
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • State Bank of India
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia
  • UniCredit
  • Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises
  • United Overseas Bank
  • Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  • WestLB AG


Representative Offices

  • Banco Santander
  • CIC Banks
  • Crédit Foncier
  • Euroclear Bank
  • Landesbank Baden-Württemberg


Other

  • Banca Intesa
    Banca Intesa
    Banca Intesa S.p.A. was formed in 1998 from the merger of Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde and Banco Ambroveneto...

  • Banco Itaú
    Banco Itaú
    Itaú Unibanco is a publicly quoted bank with headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil. The bank is the result of the merger of Banco Itaú and Unibanco, which occurred on November 4, 2008 to form Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A, the largest financial conglomerate in the Southern Hemisphere and is the 10th...

  • Bank Muamalat Malaysia
    Bank Muamalat Malaysia
    Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad started its operations on October 1, 1999 with a combined assets and liabilities brought over from the Islamic banking windows of the then Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad, Bank of Commerce Berhad and BBMB Kewangan....

  • Bank of China
    Bank of China
    Bank of China Limited is one of the big four state-owned commercial banks of the People's Republic of China. It was founded in 1912 by the Government of the Republic of China, to replace the Government Bank of Imperial China. It is the oldest bank in China...

  • Bank of Hawaii
    Bank of Hawaii
    The Bank of Hawaii Corporation is a regional commercial bank headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is Hawaii's second oldest bank and its largest locally owned bank in that majority of the voting stockholders reside within the state...

  • Bank of New Zealand
    Bank of New Zealand
    Bank of New Zealand is one of New Zealand’s largest banks and has been operating continuously in the country since the first office was opened in Auckland in October 1861 followed shortly after by the first branch in Dunedin in December 1861...

  • Bank of Taiwan
    Bank of Taiwan
    The Bank of Taiwan is a bank headquartered in Taipei, Republic of China . It is administered and owned by the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China.-History:...

  • BayernLB
    BayernLB
    BayernLB or Bayerische Landesbank is a publicly regulated bank based in Munich, Germany and one of the eight Landesbanken. It is 94% owned by the free state of Bavaria and 6% owned by the Sparkassenverband Bayern, the umbrella organization of Bavarian Sparkassen...

  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
    Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
    The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is one of Canada's chartered banks, fifth largest by deposits. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in Toronto, Ontario. CIBC's Institution Number is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT....


  • Chang Hwa Bank
    Chang Hwa Bank
    Chang Hwa Bank is a Taiwan-based financial institution that offers both retail and commercial banking services to private and corporate customers....

  • First Commercial Bank
    First Commercial Bank
    -Asia:*First Commercial Bank, a bank headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan-United States:*First Commercial Bank , a regional bank headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama*First Commercial Bank , a bank in Jonesboro, Arkansas...

  • Habib Metropolitan Bank
  • Hana Financial Group
    Hana Financial Group
    Hana Financial Group is the 4th largest commercial banking group in South Korea.The company originally began in 1971 as Korea Investment & Finance, the nation’s first financial company established with purely private capital...

  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. is the largest bank in the world by profit and market capitalization. It is one China's 'Big Four' state-owned commercial banks .It was founded as a limited company on January 1, 1984...

  • Kiup Bank
    Kiup Bank
    Kiup Bank is an industrial bank company headquartered in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The bank was established in 1961...

  • Kookmin Bank
    Kookmin Bank
    KB Kookmin Bank or KB is the largest bank by both asset value and market capitalization in South Korea.The bank is led by Kang Chung-Won who previously worked for Seoulbank and oversaw its sale to competitor Hana Bank before moving to Kookmin.Kookmin intended to take over Korea Exchange Bank, a...

  • Korea Development Bank
    Korea Development Bank
    Korea Development Bank is a wholly state-owned policy bank in South Korea It was founded in 1954 in accordance with The Korea Development Bank Act to finance and manage major industrial projects to expedite industrial development and enhance the national economy. As Korea’s representative...

  • Korea Exchange Bank
    Korea Exchange Bank
    Korea Exchange Bank is a specialized foreign exchange bank in South Korea. It is headquartered in Seoul, and was established in 1967.Korea Exchange Bank is the fifth largest bank in South Korea measured in assets and the largest foreign exchange bank in South Korea, providing the largest range of...


  • Mega International Commercial Bank
    Mega International Commercial Bank
    The Mega International Commercial Bank is a subsidiary of Mega Financial Holding Company. It is one of the leading banks in Taiwan. It has 105 branches in Taiwan along with 17 branches, 2 representative offices and 2 wholly owned subsidiaries abroad...

  • Sanpaolo IMI
    Sanpaolo IMI
    The Gruppo Sanpaolo IMI was one of Italy's major banking and insurance groups, based in Turin. It employed about 44,000 people and had about 7 million customers....

  • SC First Bank
    SC First Bank
    SC First Bank is a bank headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It was created by the acquisition of the former Korea First Bank by Standard Chartered Bank in 2005.-External links:*...

  • Shinhan Bank
    Shinhan Bank
    Shinhan Bank , is a bank, headquartered in Seoul, Korea. Historically it was the first bank in Korea, established under the name Hanseong Bank in 1897. The bank was reestablished in 1982. It is part of the Shinhan Financial Group, along with Jeju Bank...

  • Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Toronto-Dominion Bank
    The Toronto-Dominion Bank , is the second-largest bank in Canada by market capitalization and based on assets. It is also the sixth largest bank in North America. Commonly known as TD and operating as TD Bank Group, the bank was created in 1955 through the merger of the Bank of Toronto and the...

  • Union Bank of California
    Union Bank of California
    Union Bank, N.A., formerly known as Union Bank of California, N.A., is a full-service commercial bank providing an array of financial services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations...

  • Westpac
    Westpac
    Westpac , is a multinational financial services, one of the Australian "big four" banks and the second-largest bank in New Zealand....

  • Woori Bank
    Woori Bank
    Woori Bank is a bank headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The bank changed its name in 2002, and includes the former Commercial Bank of Korea, Hanil Bank, and Peace Bank. It was known from 1999 through 2002 as Hanvit Bank...


Community banking system

  • Shinkin Bank
    Shinkin bank
    A is a type of Japanese bank.They are cooperative regional financial institutions serving small and medium enterprises and local residents. Anyone who lives, works, or has an office in the region served by the bank can become a member. However, companies with over 300 employees are prohibited...

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    • Shinkin Central Bank
      • Shinkin Trust Bank
  • Shinkumis
  • Labor Banks
  • JA Bank
    Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives
    Observers have suggested that the great influence of the Japanese Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives in policy making partly resulted from a widespread feeling of gratitude to the dwindling agricultural sector, which in the past supported the country's industrial modernization...

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    • Nōrinchūkin Bank
      Norinchukin Bank
      The Norinchukin Bank is a Japanese cooperative bank serving over 5612 agricultural, fishing and forestry cooperatives from its headquarters in Tokyo. Its members include cooperative federations such as the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives and the Japan Fishery Cooperatives...

      • Nōrinchūkin Trust and Banking

M&A Tree

Japan's banking system has consolidated dramatically since the 1990s. The list below gives an account of the banking industry's composition and consolidation.
  • Mizuho Financial Group
    Mizuho Financial Group
    , abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan...

     (2000) / Mizuho Bank
    Mizuho Bank
    is the core retail banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group, which is the second-largest financial services company in Japan and one of the three so-called Japanese "megabanks"...

     / Mizuho Corporate Bank
    Mizuho Corporate Bank
    , or MHCB, is the corporate and investment banking subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, the second-biggest Japanese financial services conglomerate...

     (2002)
    • Dai-Ichi Kangyō Bank
      Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank
      The , abbreviated as , was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century. It combined with Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group....

       (1971)
      • Dai-Ichi Bank
      • Nippon Kangyō Bank
    • Fuji Bank
      Fuji Bank
      The was one of Japan's major banks during the post-World War II era. It combined with Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group, and changed its name to Mizuho Corporate Bank in 2002 after transferring its retail banking operations to Mizuho...

    • Industrial Bank of Japan
      Industrial Bank of Japan
      The , based in Tokyo, Japan, was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century.It combined with Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and Fuji Bank in 2002 to form Mizuho Financial Group.- History :...

  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (2005) / The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
    The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
    is the largest bank in Japan, which was established on January 1, 2006, with the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and UFJ Bank Ltd. The bank serves as the core retail and commercial banking arm of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group....

     (2006)
    • Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (2001) / The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (1996)
      • The Bank of Tokyo
      • Mitsubishi Bank
    • UFJ Holdings / UFJ Bank (2002)
      • Sanwa Bank (1933)
        • Sanjūyon Bank
        • Yamaguchi Bank
        • Kōnoike Bank
      • Tōkai Bank (1941)
        • Aichi Bank
        • Nagoya Bank
        • Itō Bank
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
    Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
    is a Japanese bank based in Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is a member of the Sumitomo Group and Mitsui Group. As of the year 2009, SMBC was the second largest bank in Japan in terms of assets.-History:...

     (2002)
    • The Sumitomo Bank
      The Sumitomo Bank
      was a Japanese bank based in Osaka.It merged with Sakura Bank on April 1, 2001 to form Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.The bank operated a U.S.-based subsidiary, Sumitomo Bank of California, which was founded in 1952 as a commercial lending institution catering to Japanese-Americans. The U.S....

    • Sakura Bank (1990)
      • Mitsui Bank
      • Taiyō-Kobe Bank (1973)
        • Taiyō Bank
        • Bank of Kobe
  • Resona Holdings
    Resona Holdings
    is the holding company of , the fourth-largest banking group in Japan.The company was originally established on December 12, 2001 as Daiwa Bank Holdings, Inc., the result of the consolidation of Daiwa Bank, Kinki Osaka Bank, and Nara Bank...

     / Resona Bank / Saitama Resona Bank (2002)
    • Asahi Bank (1991)
      • Kyōwa Bank
      • Saitama Bank
    • Daiwa Bank
  • Mitsui Trust Holdings
    Mitsui Trust Financial Group
    is a Japanese financial holding company headquarterd in Minato, Tokyo.As of August 1, 2009, 30.29% of outstanding common stocks of Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings are owned by the Resolution and Collection Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan, a...

     (2002) / The Chūō Mitsui Trust and Banking Co.
    The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Co.
    is a Japanese bank. It is a subsidiary of Mitsui Trust Financial Group.-External links:*...

     (2000)
    • The Chūō Trust and Banking Co.
    • Mitsui Trust and Banking Co.

Bankruptcy

  • Hokkaidō Takushoku Bank
    Hokkaido Takushoku Bank
    , literally Hokkaidō Exploitation Bank, was one of major commercial banks in Japan, founded in 1899 as a "Special Bank" to promote capitalization on the island of Hokkaidō. Its nickname was ; it was also known in the media and business world as...

    , absorbed into North Pacific Bank and The Chūō Mitsui Trust and Banking Co.
    The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Co.
    is a Japanese bank. It is a subsidiary of Mitsui Trust Financial Group.-External links:*...

    (1998)
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