Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Type	Public KK (a Mizuho Financial Group company)
Founded	1897
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Seiji Sugiyama, President & CEO
Industry	Financial Services
Revenue	▲ 10. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a Banking Holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda Tokyo Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 435 billion USD (FY 2005)
Employees	15,621 (2005)
Subsidiaries	Mizuho Investors Securities UC Card Mizuho Capital
Website	www.mizuhobank.co.jp

Mizuho Bank Head Office, formerly known as the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Head Office, near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

Mizuho Bank Ginza branch

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is a period used for calculating annual ("yearly" Financial statements in Businesses Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity is the Venture capital firm affiliated to Mizuho Bank, the second-largest Japanese Bank in terms of Assets The firm has headquarters in A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages is a 143 m (469 ft) tall Skyscraper in Tokyo, Japan. At 38 stories the building is the 86th tallest building in Tokyo is the imperial main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in Chiyoda Tokyo close to Tokyo Station and contains various buildings officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Ginza (銀座 is a district of Chūō Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and (株式会社みずほ銀行, Kabushiki-gaisha Mizuho Ginkō^?) is a Japanese bank that was established on April 1, 2002 by the merger of the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the retail operations of the Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The, abbreviated as, was one of the largest Banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century The was one of Japan 's major Banks during the post- World War II era The, based in Tokyo, Japan, was one of the largest Banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century It forms the core consumer 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" (along with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group). abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a Banking Holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda Tokyo Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. () or MUFG, is a Japanese Bank headquartered in Tokyo Japan. It holds an Asset of around US$1 ( or SMFG, is a Japanese financial group the third largest bank in Japan. Its headquarters are located in the Uchisaiwaicho district of Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.

Mizuho Bank is active in retail banking with 515 branches and over 11,000 ATMs. Retail banking refers to banking in which Banking institutions execute transactions directly with consumers rather than corporations or other banks Mizuho Bank is the only bank to have branches in every prefecture in Japan. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit It serves over 26 million Japanese households, 90,000 SME customers, and retail brokerage clients under the name Mizuho Investors Securities nationwide. Small and medium enterprises (also SMEs, small and medium businesses, SMBs, and variations thereof are companies whose headcount or

The bank's name “mizuho” means “golden ears of rice” in Japanese. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities

History

The Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited

The Dai-ichi Bank, Ltd. was the first bank ever to be established in Japan. It was established by the industrialist Shibusawa Eiichi. A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in Shibusawa Eiichi 1st Viscount Shibusawa |渋沢 栄一| Shibusawa Eiichi | March 16, 1840 - November 11, 1931 }} was a Japanese It was originally empowered to issue banknotes, until the Bank of Japan assumed this function in 1883. A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money or simply a note) is a kind of Negotiable instrument, a Promissory note made by a is the Central bank of Japan. History Like most modern Japanese institutions the Bank of Japan was born after the Meiji Restoration. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

The Nippon Kangyo Bank, Ltd. was formed in 1897 as a governmental institution providing long-term industrial and agricultural loans. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

In 1971 the Dai-ichi and the Nippon Kangyo Bank merged to form the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited, abbreviated as DKB. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The, abbreviated as, was one of the largest Banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century DKB surpassed longtime leader the Fuji Bank as the Japan's largest bank by assets.

The Fuji Bank, Limited

The Fuji Bank, Limited traces its history as far back as the old Yasuda zaibatsu. The was one of Japan 's major Banks during the post- World War II era is a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed for control over significant

Zenjiro Yasuda, the founder of the Yasuda zaibatsu, opened a combination dry goods and money exchange business, “Yasuda-ya,” in Nihonbashi, Tokyo in 1864. or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the Bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

Yasuda-ya became incorporated in 1912, with a capital of 10 million yen, and changed its name to Yasuda Bank. Incorporation (abbreviated Inc in US and Canadian business names is the forming of a new Corporation (a corporation being a legal entity Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting In Economics, capital or capital Goods or real capital refers to items of extensive value

After World War II, Yasuda zaibatsu were dissolved by the SCAP. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers ( SCAP) was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan following World War II On October 1, 1948, Yasuda Bank changed its name to the Fuji Bank, Limited. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Shareholders

• Mizuho Financial Group (100%)

Services

• Current accounts. abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a Banking Holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda Tokyo
• Cash cards for use in Japan only.
• International cash cards.
• International money transfers.
• Credit cards.
• Saving accounts.
• Loans.
• Internet Banking.
• Website.

All services, including Internet Banking and the main website are in Japanese only. Some branches hire English-speaking employees. All services except for international cash cards, credit cards and international money transfers are limited to the territory of Japan.

Restrictions on foreign nationals apply, particularly loans are available only for Japanese nationals or for permanent residents of Japan holding a permanent employment.

See also

• Mizuho Financial Group
• Mizuho Corporate Bank

External links

• Mizuho Bank
• (Japanese) Mizuho Bank
• Mizuho Financial Group