Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (株式会社みずほ銀行) is the integrated retail and corporate banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group. It is one of the largest financial services company in Japan with total assets of approximately $1.9 trillion USD in 2023, and considered one of Japan's three so-called megabank groups, along with MUFG and SMBC.
Mizuho Bank provides financial products and services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, financial institutions and public sector entities. The bank client base extends to 90% of Forbes Global 200 companies, and over 80% of the listed companies in Japan. Its headquarters is located in Otemachi, the prominent business district of Tokyo. With over 505 branches and offices in Japan, it is the only bank to have branches in every prefecture in Japan. The bank also operates from 110 offices in 40 countries.
The name "Mizuho" is an archaic Japanese term meaning "golden ears of rice," deriving from the classical text Nihon Shoki to describe Japan.
History
Mizuho bank was established in a merger between three major Japanese banks,