Aomori Bank
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The Aomori Bank (青森銀行 in Japanese) is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tohoku Region. Aomori Bank has cooperated with several other banks in the region to create a no-fee ATM network. However, this network has declined recently because one of the participant banks, the Michinoku Bank left the network in July, 2005.
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As of March 31, 2004
Assets: Approximately 2.1 trillion yen (approximately USD 19 billion)
Employees: 1,576
Branches: 112 (One representative office in Tokyo)
President: Akio Ibata
Member: Regional Banks Association of Japan
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History
The first forerunner to what would later become the Aomori Bank was The 59 Bank, established on January 20, 1879 in Hirosaki City, Aomori prefecture. The custom of giving banks numbers is typical of the Meiji era in Japan, though a few such banks with such names have endured, such as The 77 Bank. On October 1, 1943, five banks (The 59 Bank, Hachinohe Bank, Tsugaru Bank, Itayanagi Bank and Aomori Bank) merged to form the Aomori Bank.
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2 comments:
sounds like a plan... i think we need to do it in an overly complicated and clever way though...
something like Ocean's 11...
They'd be semi interested in giving you a bank account, and the benefits are obvious... easy handling of money while you're in Japan.
I think they offer some sort of free biro or cuddly toy too.
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