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 Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Head Office Building in Hibiya, Tokyo, completed 1981 and eventually demolished in 2022 | |
Native name | 株式会社第一勧業銀行 |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Dai-ichi Kangyō Ginkō |
| Company type | Public KK (TYO: 8311) |
| Industry | Bank |
| Predecessor | Dai-Ichi Bank (1873-1971) Nippon Kangyo Bank (1897-1971) |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Fate | Merged with Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000 |
| Successor | Mizuho Financial Group |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Shibusawa Eiichi, Founder |
Number of employees | 14,714 (2001) |
| Website | www.dkb.co.jp |
The Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited[1], abbreviated as DKB (第一勧銀, Dai'ichi Kangin), was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter third of the 20th century.[2] It was created in 1971 by merger of Dai-Ichi Bank, Japan's oldest bank, and Nippon Kangyo Bank, a state financial institution that granted long-term loans to industry and agriculture.
In 2000, it merged with Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan to form Mizuho Financial Group. In 2002, DKB's corporate & investment banking division was transferred to Mizuho Corporate Bank, while its retail banking division was transferred to Mizuho Bank.
- ^ 株式会社第一勧業銀行, Kabushiki-gaisha Dai-ichi Kangyō Ginkō
- ^ Quint, Michael (19 September 1989). The New York Times (ed.). "Japanese making biggest deal yet with a U.S. Bank". The New York Times (published 19 September 1989). Retrieved 20 October 2012.