Banks (16) Economy (13) Investment (19) Long-Term Credit Banks (0) Trust Banks (3) Venture Capital (8) AdvisorTech http://www.advisortech.com/ AdvisorTech provides web-based specialized information to aid brokerages, banks and other institutions in their investment decisions and funds management. Asian Business Watch http://www.asianbusinesswatch.com ABW covers the Asian and Japan financial markets with up-to-date news, charting, and company resources as well as original content about Japan. Industrial Structure Improvement Fund (ISIF) http://www.isif.go.jp/ ISIF's purpose is to help enterprises obtain financing smoothly. Internet Financial Service Provider http://www.ifsp.com/e/index.html The Internet Financial Service Provider is a Japanese-American consulting organization targeting enterprises who wish to expand their business into the Asian market. Japanese Listed Companies http://www.mizuho-sc.com/english/ebond/companies/list.html A comprehensive list of links to the English language websites of Japanese Listed Companies provided by Mizuho Securities (the investment banking arm of the Mizuho Financial Group) Morgan Stanley Japan Ltd. http://www.msdw.co.jp/index_e.html The Japanese arm of Morgan Stanley began operations in 1971 and has continually grown since. ORIX Corporation http://www.orix.co.jp/ Financial products and services. NYSE listed. People's Finance Corporation (PFC) http://www.kokukin.go.jp/pfce/indexe.html Throughout more than 40 years after its establishment, PFC has been extending long-term and low-interest loans mainly to small businesses which are not in a favorable financial position. Along with the growth of the national economy, PFC has developed its organization, system of loans and business methods to meet the demands of small businesses. Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co. http://www.tokiomarine.co.jp/index-e.html A large insurance company catering to individuals and businesses across a wide range of industries. Notably, the company has covered large-scale events such as the Nagoya Olympics. Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) http://www.tocom.or.jp/index.html News, market data, trading guide, list of members and futures commission merchants (FCMs). Tokyo Grain Exchange http://www.tge.or.jp/ A leading commodity futures exchange in Asia, the Tokyo Grain Exchange is a non-profit membership organization trading azuki, corn, raw sugar, U.S. soybean, arabica coffee and robusta coffee futures. Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (TIFFE) http://www.tiffe.or.jp/index.html Membership-based organization with clearing system for trading financial futures, e.g. dollar-yen currency futures. Statistics, news, trading calendar. Tokyo Stock Exchange http://www.tse.or.jp/english/ Includes realtime and historical stock price index, TOPIX index of selected companies, statistics for stocks and bonds. Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. http://www.yasuda.co.jp/index_e.html Established in 1888, Yasuda Fire & Marine was the first fire insurance company founded in Japan.