CTBC Bank Tokyo Branch
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This entry sits under foreign-financial-institutions INDEX. Read it against Mega International Commercial Bank Tokyo Branch for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary.
TL;DR
CTBC Bank Tokyo Branch is the Japan foreign-bank branch of Taiwan’s CTBC Bank listed in the FSA bank-license workbook.^[source:fsa-ginkou-2026] CTBC’s Japan application form is built around 中國信託商業銀行東京支店 providing Internet Banking, Fax Banking, and Automated Message Notification, so this branch can be treated as a Japan-facing corporate operations window.^[source:ctbc-application-2026] The JBA member list places CTBC Bank under Associate Members / Foreign Banks.^[source:jba-members-2026]
1. License / Branch Boundary
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| FSA listed name | 中國信託商業銀行.^[source:fsa-ginkou-2026] |
| Legal / branch name | CTBC Bank Co., Ltd. Tokyo Branch |
| License route | Banking Act foreign bank branch; FSA bank license workbook.^[source:fsa-ginkou-2026] |
| Home jurisdiction | Taiwan |
| Parent / group | CTBC Bank / CTBC Financial Holding. Tokyo Star Bank’s public material describes CTBC Bank as the core company of CTBC Financial Holding.^[source:tokyo-star-ctbc-2024] |
| Wiki role | Taiwan private-bank Japan branch anchor |
| Tokyo office window | Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 37F, 10-1 Roppongi 6-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6137, Japan, as the designated notice window in the CTBC Tokyo Branch agreement.^[source:ctbc-agreement-2026] |
2. Operating Model
CTBC’s Japan branch forms and disclosure materials identify the Tokyo Branch route. The application form covers inquiry users, transaction makers/checkers, internet-banking debit accounts, fax-banking authentication, and automated message notification for debit/credit, remittance, term deposits, and loans.^[source:ctbc-application-2026] The wiki should treat CTBC Japan as a foreign-bank branch rather than a Japan-incorporated retail bank.
For group context, Tokyo Star Bank’s CTBC shareholder page states that CTBC Bank is the core company of CTBC Financial Holding and that CTBC Bank operates across Taiwan, the United States, Canada, Japan and other markets.^[source:tokyo-star-ctbc-2024] This supports a Taiwan-Japan corridor reading without claiming a separate Japanese subsidiary.
3. Why This Page Matters
- Adds a leading Taiwan private-bank branch to the JapanFG map.
- Complements public / government-adjacent Taiwan routes such as bank-of-taiwan-japan.
- Provides a Taiwan peer to esun-bank-japan and mega-icbc-japan.
- Distinguishes a foreign branch corridor page from a domestic-bank page such as tokyo-star-bank or sbj-bank.
Related
Sources
- FSA: bank license workbook,
ginkou.xlsx(中國信託商業銀行 verified 2026-06-24) https://www.fsa.go.jp/menkyo/menkyoj/ginkou.xlsx - CTBC Bank Tokyo Branch: application form for Internet Banking / Fax Banking / Automated Message Notification https://corporate.ctbcbank.com/jp/download/Application_JP.pdf
- CTBC Bank Tokyo Branch: Internet Banking Agreement and Disclosure, designated notice window https://corporate.ctbcbank.com/jp/download/Agreement_JP.pdf
- Japanese Bankers Association: List of Members, Associate Members / Foreign Banks includes CTBC Bank (as of 2026-05-07) https://www.zenginkyo.or.jp/en/outline/list-of-members/
- Tokyo Star Bank: About Our Shareholder (CTBC Bank, Taiwan) https://www.tokyostarbank.co.jp/foreign/en/profile/shareholder/