Shizuoka Bank

is a Japanese regional bank headquartered in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. It has 200 domestic branches, primarily concentrated in the area between Tokyo and Osaka and overseas offices in Los Angeles, New York, Brussels, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore.

Profile

As of March 31 2007

:Assets: Approximately 8,725.8 billion (US$73,916 million):Employees: 3,287:Branches: 193:President: Katsunori Nakanishi:Member: Regional Banks Association of Japan:SWIFT: SHIZJPJT

History

The Shizuoka Bank was established on 1 March 1943 with the merger of the Shizuoka Sanjyu-go Ginkō and the Enshu Ginkō. It has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since October 1961. It maintains strong ties to the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group through joint venture subsidiaries for credit cards and stock brokerage. Its New York branch was located in the New York World Trade Center at the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks, but none of its employees were killed.

External links

* [http://www.shizuokabank.co.jp/english/en-001.jsp Official home page]