Banks in Japan


Mizuho Financial Group	Mitsubishi UFJ	OITA Bank	Shinsei Bank	Sumitomo Mitsui

Aichi Bank – A regional bank whose business base is Aichi Prefecture, the central prefecture of the Tokai region. It has a domestic service network comprising 105 branches, and also engages in international operations.
Bank of Japan – The central bank of Japan (often called Nichigin), founded in 1882 after Meiji Restoration.
Bank of Nagoya was founded in 1949 and is a commercial bank based in Nagoya city, Aichi prefecture. It offers a wide range of banking facilities through one hundred and eighteen branches and seven sub-branches in Japan and four overseas representative offices in Singapore, New York, Shanghai and Nantong. The Bank has nine consolidated subsidiaries, all based in Nagoya, Japan.
Bank of Saga – A regional bank whose primary business base comprises Saga and Fukuoka prefectures in northern Kyushu. As of March 31, 2010, the Bank of Saga’s balance of deposits amounted to ¥1,861 billion (US$20 billion).
Bank of Yokohama – A regional bank based in Yokohama City, Kanagawa. With 4,637 Employees, It has 196 local branches, 8 sub-branches and 399 ATMs. It also has branch in Shanghai and representative offices in Hong Kong, London and New York. The bank provides retail services and investment products. As of March 31, 2011, total assets amounted to ¥12,520.5 billion and total deposits amounted to ¥10,725.0 billion.
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (DKB) was one of the largest banks in Japan, with operations in more than 30 countries. In 2000, it was acquired by Mizuho Holdings. DKB was formed in 1971 through the merger of Dai Ichi Bank and Nippon Kangyo Bank.
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) – JBIC is the international wing of Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) established on October 1, 2008. JFC is a public corporation wholly owned by the Japanese government. The purpose of the Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) is to contribute to the sound socioeconomic development of Japan and the international community, and to improvement in the lives of Japanese citizens.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) – The largest banking group in Japan and one of the largest in the world. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ serves as the core retail and commercial banking arm of MUFG.
Mizuho Financial Group – One of the three largest financial institutions in Japan and 12th largest in the world in terms of assets. As of June 30, 2011, the company had total assets of over US$1.94 trillion.
Nanto Bank – A regional bank that mainly operates in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The bank was established in June 1934 and has 132 domestic branches as well as representative offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. As of March 31, 2011, the Nanto Bank’s total assets amounted to ¥4,608.561 billion.
OITA Bank – Founded in 1893, OITA serves the southwestern Kyushu area of Japan. It is increasing its focus on the retail market. The bank has more than 100 local branches.
Shinsei Bank was founded as the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan in 1952 and was renamed Shinsei Bank following its privatization in 2000. As of February 2010, the Bank had total assets (consolidated) of 11,506.3 billion yen.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) – One of the biggest financial groups in Japan along with MHFG and MUFG. It is the holding company for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking.