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TMCVocabulary
How to Segment the Japan Market
pg.2
By Davis Huang
Although the divisions between them have blurred in recent years, there are six major postwar Keiretsu:
Name |
Bank |
Major group companies |
Mitsubishi |
Mitsubishi Bank (until 1996)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (1996 - 2005)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (2006 - ) |
Mitsubishi Corporation, Kirin Brewery, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Fuso, Mitsubishi Motors, Nippon Yusen, Nippon Oil, Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance, Nikon |
Mitsui |
Mitsui Bank (until 1990)
Sakura Bank (1990 - 2001)
Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (2001 - ) |
Fuji Photo Film, Mitsui Real Estate, Mitsukoshi, Suntory, Toshiba, Toyota |
Sumitomo |
Sumitomo Bank (until 2001)
Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (2001 - ) |
Asahi Breweries, Hanshin Railway, Keihan Railway, Mazda, Nankai Railway, NEC, Sumitomo Real Estate |
Fuyo |
Fuji Bank (until 2000)
Mizuho Bank (2000 - ) |
Canon, Hitachi, Marubeni, Matsuya, Nissan, Ricoh, Tobu Railway, Yamaha |
Dai-Ichi Kangyo |
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (until 2000)
Mizuho Bank (2000 - ) |
Fujitsu, Hitachi, Isuzu, Itochu, Tokyo Electric Power |
Sanwa ("Midorikai") |
Sanwa Bank (until 2002)
UFJ Bank (2002 - 2006)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (2006 - ) |
Hankyu Railway, Keisei Railway, Kobe Steel, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Orix, Shin-Maywa, Takashimaya, Toho |