There is no Misuho Bank. There is only one Mizuho Bank Ltd. in Japan. It is a commercial bank called Mizuho Bank Co., Ltd. in Japanese. The bank is called Mizuho Bank in Chinese. Bank website/detail_frame.asp?col=5953&id=25&keyword=&isFromDetail=1) Mizuho Financial Group Japan Mizuho Financial Group

(Mizuho Financial Group) was formed on September 29, 2000 by the merger of The Dailchi Kangyo Bank, The Fuji Bank and The Industrial Bank of Japan.

In 2007, the total assets of Mizuho Financial Group reached 149.880 trillion yen (1).

The group has four major financial institutions under its jurisdiction, namely Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Mizuho Trust & Banking and Mizuho Securities.

1. History of Mizuho On September 29, 2000, Dai-ichi Bank, Fuji Bank and Industrial Bank of Japan (hereinafter referred to as the three banks) jointly announced the formation of Mizuho Financial Holdings, Inc. through a share exchange.

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Mizuho Financial Group was one of the largest financial groups in the world in terms of assets at the time.

On October 1, 2000, the three banks integrated their original securities subsidiaries into Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., and the original trust subsidiaries into Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

Banking Co., Ltd).

At the end of March 2002, Mizuho Financial Group completed the integration and reorganization of its operations, and the three banks were integrated into two independent legal entities, namely Mizuho Bank, Ltd and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

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These two banks, together with Mizuho Securities and Mizuho Trust Bank***, constitute the four core direct subsidiaries of Mizuho Financial Holdings.

In April 2002, the integrated and reorganized Mizuho Financial Group announced its official operation.

2. Mizuho Business Structure (1) Mizuho Bank Mizuho Bank is mainly engaged in personal banking business, including agency personal investment trust, financial bonds and personal insurance business.

At the same time, Mizuho Bank also provides financial support to corporate customers and can provide corresponding solutions according to the different needs of each customer, including portfolio loans, derivatives, IPOs, and business information system support.

(2) Mizuho Industrial Bank Mizuho Industrial Bank is mainly engaged in investment banking business in corporate business, project financing, securitization and other fields, and provides customers with securities clearing services, portfolio loan business and other various services through the use of new generation clearing and settlement infrastructure.

Loan arrangements, etc.

(3) Mizuho Trust Bank Mizuho Trust Bank is mainly engaged in various custody businesses related to asset management, including investment trusts, securities trusts, pension trusts and stock transfer agencies.

In the past, Mizuho Trust Bank could only operate long-term financial business, but now it can also operate personal banking business and real estate business, such as land trust, real estate sales intermediary, real estate appraisal, residential sales services, etc.

(4) Mizuho Securities In addition to traditional securities business, Mizuho Securities also develops new businesses. Its subsidiaries include Japan Investment Environment Research Institute, investment fund management company, non-performing asset processing company, energy service company, etc.

3. Mizuho in China On June 1, 2007, Mizuho Industrial Bank (China) Co., Ltd. officially opened as a wholly foreign-owned bank.

As of October 2007, Mizuho Industrial Bank (China) Co., Ltd. had total assets of RMB 43.25 billion and 862 employees. Its business outlets include Shanghai (Head Office), Dalian Branch, Beijing Branch, Shenzhen Branch, Wuxi Branch, and Tianjin Branch

, Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone Branch.

The business scope includes all businesses within the business scope stipulated in the Commercial Banking Law, except RMB business for citizens within China.

Mizuho Securities opened representative offices in Beijing and Shanghai in September 2005, and Mizuho Investment Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai in 2007.