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MAJOR JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As at July 2002)

An English language resource from Mizuho Securities

Special Holding Companies *1 (8)
Domestically Licensed Banks 1.  City Banks *2 (7)
2.  Regional Banks *3 (64)
3.  Tier 2 Regional Banks *4 (56)
4.  Trust Banks (29)* 
5.  Long-term Credit Banks *5 (2)*

New Type Banks *6 (5)

Foreign Banks in Japan *7 (72)

Financial Institutions for Small and Medium Enterprises 1.  Shinkin Central Bank (formerly Zenshinren Bank)
2.  Shinkin Banks (348)
3.  Shoko Chukin Bank
4.  The Shinkumi Federation Bank
5.  Credit Cooperatives (257)
6.  National Federation of Labor Credit Associations
     ("Rokinren")
7.  Labor Credit Associations (21)

Financial Institutions for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery 1.  Norinchukin Bank
2.  Credit Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives
     ("shinren") (46)
3.  National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives ("Zenkyoren")
5.  Agricultural Cooperatives (1,064)
6.  Credit Federations of Fishery Cooperatives (35)
7.  Fishery Cooperatives (608)

Insurance Companies 1.  Life Insurance Companies *8 (42)
2.  Non-life Insurance Companies *9 (26)

Securities Finance Institutions 1.  Securities Companies *10 (239 - domestic)
2.  Securities Finance Companies (3)
3.  Securities Investment Trust Management Companies *11 (87)
4.  Investment Advisors Companies *12
     (130 - discretionary advisors)

Government Related Banks 1.  Development Bank of Japan
2.  Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Government Related Financial Institutions 1.  National Life Finance Corporation
2.  Housing Loan Corporation
3.  Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance Corporation
4.  Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business
5.  Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal Enterprises
6.  Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation
7.  Okinawa Development Finance Corporation
8.  Credit Guarantee Association

Government Bodies 1.  MoF Trust Fund Bureau
2.  Yucho (Postal Savings)
3.  Kampo (Postal Life Insurance)

The number of financial institutions for each category is provided in brackets. The number reflects the number of institutions, which are included in the latest reporting data of the Bank of Japan unless another source is referred to below.
Note * The BoJ ceased updating the figures for Trust Banks and Long-Term Credit Banks in October 2000 due to changes in the financial system.


NOTES
*1. Special Holding Companies = Kyushu Shinwa Holdings, Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings; Daiwa Bank Holdings; Mizuho Holdings, Mitsui Trust Holdings, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Momiji Holdings, UFJ Holdings (Source: FSA as of July 8, 2002)
*2. City Banks = Mizuho Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Asahi Bank, UFJ Bank, The Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Daiwa Bank and Mizuho Corporate Bank
*3. Regional Banks = Member banks of the Association of Regional Banks
*4. Tier 2 Regional Banks = Member banks of the Second Association of Regional Banks
*5. Long term credit Banks = Aozora Bank, Shinsei Bank (Source: FSA as of July 8, 2002)
*6. New Type Banks = IY Bank, E-Bank, Japan Net Bank, Sony Bank, Japan Successor Bank (note official English names have not been confirmed) (Source: FSA as of July 8, 2002)
*7. Foreign Banks (Source: BoJ as of July 1, 2002)
*8. Life Insurance Companies = Members of The Life Insurance Association of Japan (as of July 1, 2002)
*9. Non Life Insurance Companies = Members of The Marine and Fire Insurance Association of Japan (as of July 1, 2002)
*10. Securities Companies = Companies registered as domestic securities companies as at May 31, 2002 (Source: FSA as of July 8, 2002)
*11. Securities Investment Management Companies = Investment Management Company members of the Investment Trusts Association, Japan (as of July 29, 2002)
*12. Investment Advisers Companies = Members of the Japan Securities Investment Advisers Association approved by the Financial Reconstruction Commission to provide discretionary investment advisory services (Source: JSIAA as of July 23, 2002)


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