Corporate History

Year History
1935
July
The Joyo Bank, Ltd. is established by merger of the Tokiwa Bank (headquartered in Mito) and Goju Bank (Tsuchiura), with a capital of ¥11,566,000. Head Office is in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture
Jin Kameyama becomes first president
1961
June
Foreign exchange operations launched
1965
August
Head Office Building completed
1969
February
Bank shares listed on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
1973
November
Computerization of systems completed at all branches
1978
June
Second round of computerization completed at all branches
1983
April
Securities brokerage business launched (over-the-counter sales of government bonds, etc.launched)
1984
June
Public bond operations launched
1993
October
Trust services launched
1994
January
New fully computerized system comes on stream
1996
May
Shanghai Representative Office opened
1998
December
Launch of investment trust sales
2002
September
New York Branch closed
2005
May
Securities brokerage operations launched
2005
October
The bank-issued credit cards launched
2007
January
Launch of joint computer system for regional banks
2007
November
Securities brokerage operations launched as The Joyo Securities Co., Ltd.
2012
September
Singapore Representative Office opened
2014
October
New York Representative Office opened
2015
November
Entered into basic agreement concerning the business integration with Ashikaga Holdings Co., Ltd.
2016
April
Entered into definitive agreement concerning the business integration with Ashikaga Holdings Co., Ltd.
2016
October
Business Integration with Ashikaga Holdings Co., Ltd. launched and Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. founded
2018
March
Hanoi Representative Office opened
2021
January
Investment business launched as The Joyo Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
2022
July
Renewable energy business launched as Joyo Green Energy Co., Ltd.