Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Tokyo Branch
ConfidenceLikelyUpdated2026-07-30Review by2026-11-21Sources2Machine-translatedOriginal (JA)
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This entry sits under foreign-financial-institutions INDEX. Read it against China Construction Bank Tokyo Branch for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary.
TL;DR
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Tokyo Branch is a bank branch in Japan of mainland China / Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which is listed on the Financial Services Agency’s list of foreign bank branches. Centered around the Tokyo branch established by 1997 年, we handle domestic payments in Japan, overseas remittances, foreign exchange, trade payments, and service corridor for corporations and individuals.
1. License / branch boundary
The following table is scoped to public primary sources (fsa.go.jp, japan.icbc.com.cn). It restates licence / structure / product boundaries from those materials and does not invent market share, ranking, or unstated numerical claims. ↗
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| FSA listed name | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China |
| Legal / branch name | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Tokyo Branch |
| License route | Banking Act foreign bank branch; FSA bank license list |
| Home jurisdiction | Mainland China |
| Parent/group | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China |
| Wiki role | China-Japan major-bank branch anchor |
2. Operating model
ICBC Tokyo’s branch overview states that the Tokyo branch was established in 1997, later adding Ikebukuro sub-branch and Osaka branch coverage. It describes deposits, loans, guarantees, trade settlement finance, domestic settlement, overseas remittance, FX settlement / trading, bank cards, and internet banking.
The branch is one of the key Chinese bank routes for Japan-China payments, trade finance, and renminbi-related services.
3. Why this page matters
- Adds the ICBC branch to the mainland China P1 set.
- Complements bank-of-china-japan, china-construction-bank-japan, and agricultural-bank-of-china-japan.
- Avoids using a generic “Chinese bank” bucket when each branch has different history and Japan footprint.
Related
- bank-of-china-japan
- china-construction-bank-japan
- agricultural-bank-of-china-japan
- foreign-bank-japan-retreat
- INDEX
Sources
- FSA: bank license list, foreign bank branches, as of 2026-05-13.
- ICBC Tokyo: branch overview.
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