Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Head Office Building in Hibiya, Tokyo, completed 1981 and eventually demolished in 2022 | |
Native name | 株式会社第一勧業銀行 |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Dai-ichi Kangyō Ginkō |
| Company type | Public |
| TYO: 8311 | |
| Industry | Bank |
| Predecessor | Dai-Ichi Bank (1873-1971) Nippon Kangyo Bank (1897-1971) |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Founder | Shibusawa Eiichi |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Fate | Merged with Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000 |
| Successor | Mizuho Financial Group |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Number of employees | 14,714 (2001) |
| Website | www |
The Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited, abbreviated as DKB (第一勧銀, Dai'ichi Kangin), was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter third of the 20th century. It was created in 1971 by merger of Dai-Ichi Bank, Japan's oldest bank, and Nippon Kangyo Bank, a state financial institution that granted long-term loans to industry and agriculture.
In 2000, it merged with Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan to form Mizuho Financial Group. In 2002, DKB's corporate & investment banking division was transferred to Mizuho Corporate Bank, while its retail banking division was transferred to Mizuho Bank.