Private company
Nihon Kangyō Ginkō
Former Japanese bank
The Nippon Kangyo Bank or Hypothec Bank of Japan (Japanese: 日本勧業銀行) (HBJ) was a major Japanese bank headquartered in Tokyo, established in 1897 as the first of a string of policy institutions ("special banks") that subsequently included Bank of Taiwan (est. 1899), Hokkaido Takushoku Bank (est.2 It ceased to exist in 1971.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The Nippon Kangyo Bank or Hypothec Bank of Japan (Japanese: 日本勧業銀行) (HBJ) was a major Japanese bank headquartered in Tokyo, established in 1897 as the first of a string of policy institutions ("special banks") that subsequently included Bank of Taiwan (est. 1899), Hokkaido Takushoku Bank (est.2
Acquisitions
- Succeeded Nōkō Ginkō1
- Succeeded Hyogo-ken Nōkō Ginkō1
- Succeeded by Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank1
Timeline
- Oct 1, 1971Dissolved Dissolved1
Links
- WikipediaNippon Kangyo Bank
- WikidataQ11507426
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataNihon Kangyō Ginkō on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaNihon Kangyō Ginkō on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsNihon Kangyō Ginkō photo by Nippon Kangyo Bank, Public domain