Japan Post Bank
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Japan Post Bank Company, Limited | |
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Type | Private |
Founded | October 1, 2007 |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Koji Furukawa (Chairman and CEO), Syokichi Takagi (President and COO) |
Industry | Finance |
Products | Banking |
Employees | 11,600 |
Parent | Japan Post Holding Co.,Ltd. (%100) |
Website | www.jp-bank.japanpost.jp |
Japan Post Bank Company, Limited (株式会社ゆうちょ銀行 Kabushiki-gaisha Yū-cho Ginkō?), or ゆうちょ for short, is a Japanese bank headquartered in Tokyo.
It is the world's largest bank by asset of around US $3.2 trillion (3,500 billion Yen) [1] that was established on October 1, 2007, with the privatization of the postal savings public government owned Japan Post (Yū-bin Chokin).
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[edit] History
- September 1, 2006 - It started as the "preparation company (準備会社)".
- October 1, 2007 - It started with the division and privatization of Japan Post.
[edit] See also
- Yucho (interbank network)
- Japan Post Holdings - a holding company of Japan Post Group.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Japan Post Bank (Japanese)
- Japan Post Bank (English)