- Aomori Bank
The nihongo|Aomori Bank, Ltd.|株式会社青森銀行|Kabushiki-gaisha Aomori Ginkō (tyo|8342) is a Japanese
bank headquartered in Aomori,Aomori Prefecture , in theTōhoku region . Aomori Bank cooperated with other banks in the region to create a no-fee ATM network; this has declined due to the departure of one of the participant members,Michinoku Bank , in July 2005.Profile
As of
March 31 ,2004 ::Assets: Approximately ¥2.1 trillion (approximately $19 billion):Employees: 1,576:Branches: 112 (One representative office inTokyo ):President: Akio Ibata:Member: Regional Banks Association of JapanHistory
The forerunner of the Aomori Bank was "The 59 Bank", established
January 20 ,1879 inHirosaki City . The custom of naming banks with numbers was typical of theMeiji era ; only a few such bank names have endured, such asThe 77 Bank . OnOctober 1 ,1943 , five banks "(The 59 Bank, Hachinohe Bank, Tsugaru Bank, Itayanagi Bank" and "Aomori Bank)" merged to form the new Aomori Bank.External links
* [http://www.a-bank.jp Official site]
* [http://www.a-bank.jp/html/e-page/a-home.html English part of official site]
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