United Overseas Bank Tokyo Branch

Wiki route

This entry sits under foreign-financial-institutions INDEX. Read it against Dbs Bank Japan for peer / contrast context and banking index for the broader system / regulatory boundary.

TL;DR

United Overseas Bank Tokyo Branch is the Japan banking branch of Singapore / United Overseas Bank Limited listed in the FSA foreign-bank branch list. UOB Tokyo, established in 1972 年, acts as a cross-border investment bridge between Japan and Asia, covering corporate banking, FI coverage, property funds, sponsors, and FDI support.

1. License / branch boundary

Item	Notes
FSA listed name	United Overseas Bank
Legal / branch name	United Overseas Bank Limited Tokyo Branch
License route	Banking Act foreign bank branch; FSA bank license list
Home jurisdiction	Singapore
Parent / group	United Overseas Bank Limited / UOB Group
Japan branch boundary	Banking branch for corporate, FI, NBFI, property-fund, sponsor, and FDI clients
Wiki role	Singapore-based wholesale / FDI bank branch anchor in Japan

2. Operating model

UOB Tokyo’s official site says the branch was established in 1972 and plays a bridging role for cross-border investment in Japan and Asia. Product areas include corporate banking, financial-institution group services, loans, standby letters of credit, guarantees, transaction banking, trade services, FX, deposits, remittance, and foreign direct investment support.

The branch’s value proposition is therefore Japan-ASEAN connectivity and relationship banking for corporates and financial institutions, not domestic Japanese retail banking.

3. Why this page matters

Completes the Singapore P0 foreign-bank branch trio with dbs-bank-japan and ocbc-bank-japan.
Adds an explicit FDI / ASEAN bridge route to the Japan foreign-bank map.
Supports peer analysis of Asian foreign-bank branches in foreign-bank-japan-retreat.

Sources

FSA: bank license list, foreign bank branches, as of 2026-05-13.
UOB Tokyo: English homepage.
UOB Tokyo: Japanese homepage.