Kookmin Bank Tokyo Branch
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Wiki route
This entry sits under foreign-financial-institutions INDEX. Read it against Woori Bank Tokyo Branch for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary.
TL;DR
Kookmin Bank Tokyo Branch is the Japan bank branch of the Republic of Korea / KB Kookmin Bank listed in the FSA’s list of foreign bank branches. As the Japan branch of a Korean retail / commercial banking giant, it carries the remittance, deposit, and corporate banking corridor between Korea and Japan.
1. License / branch boundary
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| FSA listed name | Kookmin Bank |
| Legal / branch name | Kookmin Bank Tokyo Branch |
| License route | Banking Act foreign bank branch; FSA bank license list |
| Home jurisdiction | Republic of Korea |
| Parent / group | KB Kookmin Bank / KB Financial Group |
| Wiki role | Korea-Japan commercial-bank branch anchor |
2. Operating model
KB Kookmin Bank’s overseas-office page lists the Tokyo branch address and contact details. JBA also lists the bank as a Japan banking database entry. The Japan role is a foreign-bank branch connection to Korean banking flows and corporate / customer support, not a Japan-incorporated bank.
3. Why this page matters
- Completes the FSA Korean P1 branch set.
- Adds KB as a peer to woori-bank-japan and hana-bank-japan.
- Makes the Korean bank corridor explicit without merging it into sbj-bank.
Related
- woori-bank-japan
- hana-bank-japan
- korea-development-bank-japan
- industrial-bank-of-korea-japan
- sbj-bank
- foreign-bank-japan-retreat
Sources
- FSA: bank license list, foreign bank branches, as of 2026-05-13.
- KB Kookmin Bank: Tokyo overseas-office page.
- Japanese Bankers Association: Kookmin Bank database entry.