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Finance and insurance金融・保険1 law

Banking Act

銀行法(ぎんこうほう)

Who may carry on banking (銀行業) in Japan, and how banks, their major shareholders, their agents and the electronic payment businesses that work with them are licensed, authorised or registered and supervised, so that banking stays sound and depositors (預金者等) are protected.

Read the textBanking licenceWhat a bank may doInformation for depositorsProhibited conduct toward customers

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271 articles343 defined terms

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