bank of china
On this page
Wiki route
This entry sits underregional-banks INDEX. Read it againstHiroshima Bankfor peer / contrast context andbanking indexfor the broader system / regulatory boundary.
TL;DR
The Chugoku Bank, Ltd. is a regional bank with its main branch in Okayama Prefecture listed on the Financial Services Agency’s list of bank licenses. It is not Bank of China in the People’s Republic of China, but The Chugoku Bank, which originates from the Chugoku region of Japan.chugin-okayama/ Treated as the core operating bank of Chugin FG.
1. License / group boundary
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Chugoku Bank, Ltd. |
| License route | Banking Act regional bank; FSA bank license list |
| Group boundary | chugin-okayama/ Chugin FG core operating bank |
| Home market | Okayama / Okayama City |
| Wiki roles | Okayama regional-bank operating-company page |
2. Operating model
Chugoku Bank is a regional bank that is responsible for retail deposits, SME finance, corporate lending, TSUBASA alliance collaboration, and Chugoku / Setouchi-area business support, mainly in Okayama Prefecture. FG/strategic history belongs inchugin-okayama, while the current bank-license boundary sits here. Chugoku regional-bank consolidation context はregional-bank-consolidation-patternSee.
3. Why this page matters
- Closes the FSA exact-name operating-company gap for Bank of China.
- Prevents confusion with foreign-bank branch candidates named Bank of China.
- Separates the bank license fromchugin-okayamagroup and historical-strategy page.
Related
Sources
- FSA: bank license list, regional banks, as of2026-01-01.
- Chugoku Bank official company profile / company-information page.
Discovery
Keep reading
Read next
- 中京銀行 (Chukyo Bank, historical) This entry sits under the regional-banks INDEX as the historical predecessor anchor for current operating bank あいち銀行 under あいち FG. Read it against the 名古屋銀行 in-prefecture rival and 三十三銀行 / 十... regional-banks/chukyo-bank
- Yokohama Financial Group (formerly Concordia Financial Group) This entry sits under regional-banks INDEX. Read it against ふくおか FG (FFG) for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary. regional-banks/concordia-fg
- Dai-shi Hokuetsu FG This entry sits under regional-banks INDEX. Read it against ふくおか FG (FFG) for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary. regional-banks/dai-shi-hokuetsu-fg
Links here
- Regional bank API and digital partnership route in Japan Regional-bank digital partnership in Japan is not just "a bank app." It is split into electronic payment agency API contracts, shared API platforms, bank-owned apps, accounting / treasury in... banking/regional-bank-api-digital-partnership-route
- Missing Japan financial institutions expansion backlog This page is the execution checklist for expanding financial-regulators INDEX from a major-institution wiki into a registry-aware Japan financial institution map. financial-regulators/missing-financial-institutions-backlog
- Regional Banks Association of Japan (Zenchugin-kyo / 全国地方銀行協会) Zenchugin-kyo (Daiichi Chiginkyo in industry shorthand) is the industry body for Japan's "first-tier" regional banks, the chiho ginko lineage descended from former local zaibatsu / prefectur... financial-regulators/zenchugin-kyo
- Chugoku Bank Tokyo Branch This entry sits under foreign-financial-institutions INDEX. Read it against 中国工商銀行 東京支店 for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary. foreign-financial-institutions/bank-of-china-japan
- Bank of Taiwan Tokyo Branch This entry sits underforeign-financial-institutions INDEX. Read it against兆豐國際商業銀行 東京支店for peer / contrast context andbanking indexfor the broader system / regulatory boundary. foreign-financial-institutions/bank-of-taiwan-japan