American banks in Japan http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/ja1/wwwh7138.html A list of American banks in Japan Asahi Bank http://www.asahibank.co.jp/ Asahi Bank Asian Development Bank http://www.adb.org/ The Bank gives special attention to the needs of the smaller or less-developed countries and priority to regional, subregional, and national projects and programs. Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd http://210.130.160.103/fuku/english/index.htm The Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd., is one of Japan's top regional banks and maintains the leading position in its home market of Fukuoka Prefecture and the greater Kyushu region in western Japan. Bank of Japan http://www.boj.or.jp/en/index.htm Bank of Osaka http://www.bank-ir.ne.jp/ Annual Report 1998, 1997. Bank of the Ryukyus http://www.bank-ir.ne.jp/ryukyu/index.html Annual Report 1999, 1998, 1997. Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. http://www.boy.co.jp/ Regional Bank of Yokohama, Ltd., Annual Report, and corporate information. Hokuriku Bank, Ltd. (Japanese Only) http://www.hokugin.co.jp/ Ikeda Bank http://www.bank-ir.ne.jp/ikeda/index.html Annual Report 1999 Iyo Bank Ltd. http://www.iyobank.co.jp/ Iyo Bank, Ltd. is a leading regional bank with Head Office in the city of Matsuyama, the capital of Ehime Prefecture. It operates principally in western Japan, namely the island of Shikoku and the area surrounding the Seto Inland Sea. Japan Bank For International Cooperation http://www.jbic.go.jp/ The bank exists to "supplement and encourage financing by commercial banks and other financial institutions in Japan in order to facilitate Japan's economic interchange with foreign countries". The site contains an annual report index, press releases, information on Japan's United loan commitments. Sakura Bank Ltd. http://www.smbc.co.jp/ Sanwa Bank, Limited http://www.sanwabank.co.jp/english/index.html Detailed Information and News. Shoko Chukin Bank,(The) http://www.shokochukin.go.jp/ Sumitomo Bank LTD http://www.smbc.co.jp/ (Japanese Only) Yamaguchi Bank http://www.yamaguchibank.co.jp/ Yamaguchi Bank Ltd. http://www.yamaguchibank.co.jp/