United Overseas Bank Tokyo Branch

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This entry sits under foreign-financial-institutions INDEX. Read it against Dbs Bank Japan for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary.

TL;DR

United Overseas Bank Tokyo Branch is the Japan banking branch of Singapore / United Overseas Bank Limited listed in the FSA foreign-bank branch list. UOB Tokyo, established in 1972 年, acts as a cross-border investment bridge between Japan and Asia, covering corporate banking, FI coverage, property funds, sponsors, and FDI support.

1. License / branch boundary

2. Operating model

UOB Tokyo’s official site says the branch was established in 1972 and plays a bridging role for cross-border investment in Japan and Asia. Product areas include corporate banking, financial-institution group services, loans, standby letters of credit, guarantees, transaction banking, trade services, FX, deposits, remittance, and foreign direct investment support.

The branch’s value proposition is therefore Japan-ASEAN connectivity and relationship banking for corporates and financial institutions, not domestic Japanese retail banking.

3. Why this page matters

• Completes the Singapore P0 foreign-bank branch trio with dbs-bank-japan and ocbc-bank-japan.
• Adds an explicit FDI / ASEAN bridge route to the Japan foreign-bank map.
• Supports peer analysis of Asian foreign-bank branches in foreign-bank-japan-retreat.

Related

• dbs-bank-japan
• ocbc-bank-japan
• foreign-bank-japan-retreat
• INDEX

Sources

• FSA: bank license list, foreign bank branches, as of 2026-05-13.
• UOB Tokyo: English homepage.
• UOB Tokyo: Japanese homepage.