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History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 2006 | Yucho Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd., established as a preparatory company for JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| October 2007 | JAPAN POST GROUP established following the privatization. Changed trade name to JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| December 2007 | Approval granted for new services (including syndicated loans (participatory), acquisition or transfer of loans, and interest rate swap transactions) |
| April 2008 | Investment in SDP CENTER Co., Ltd. (Currently JAPAN POST BANK LOAN CENTER Co., Ltd.) |
| Approval granted for new services (credit card business, taking of applications for variable annuities insurance for individuals, mortgage intermediary operations) | |
| May 2008 | JP BANK CARD launched. Mortgage intermediary operations commenced. Taking of applications for variable annuities insurance for individuals commenced. |
| January 2009 | Currency exchange transactions with other financial institutions via the Zengin Data Telecommunications System commenced |
| March 2013 | Investment in ATM Japan Business Service, Ltd. |
| November 2015 | Shares listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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| Investment in JP Asset Management Co., Ltd. | |
| June 2017 | Approval granted for new services (including account overdraft lending services, operations related to partnering with regional financial institutions, and market operations) |
| February 2018 | Japan Post Investment Corporation established |
| December 2019 | SDP CENTER Co., Ltd. (Currently Japan Post Bank Loan Center Co., Ltd.) became a subsidiary |
| April 2021 | Approval granted for new services (including holding of a subsidiary to conduct credit guarantee operations for account overdraft lending services, direct handling of Flat 35 loans, and non-life insurance solicitation business) |
| May 2021 | Began handling account overdraft lending services, began direct handling of Flat 35 Loans, began non-life insurance solicitation business |
| March 2022 | Approval granted for new services (intermediary services for conclusion of discretionary investment contracts) |
| April 2022 | Transitioned to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
History (before privatization)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 1871 | Modern postal service established |
| January 1875 | Postal money order service established |
| May 1875 | Postal savings service established |
| December 1885 | Ministry of Communications established
Photo courtesy of Postal |
| March 1906 | Money Transfer service established |
| June 1949 | The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications established |
| January 2001 | The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Public Management consolidated to form the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Postal Services Agency |
| April 2003 | JAPAN POST (Nippon Yusei Kosha, government-owned corporation) established |
| October 2005 | Taking of applications for sales of investment trusts began |
| January 2006 | JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. established as a preparatory company |
