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Corporate Overview

Name

The Norinchukin Bank

Legal basis

The Norinchukin Bank Act (Act No. 93 of 2001)

Date of establishment

December 20, 1923

Chairman of the Supervisory Committee

SHINNO Yoshito

President and Chief Executive Officer

KITABAYASHI Taro

Paid-in capital

¥4,817.4 billion (US$30.1 billion)
(As of March 31, 2026) *All capital is from private parties (members).

Total assets (On a consolidated basis)

¥83,854.3 billion (US$524.5 billion)
(As of March 31, 2026)

Capital ratio (On a consolidated basis, Basel III standard)

(As of March 31, 2026)
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio 17.81%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio 19.76%
Total Capital Ratio 22.06%

Members

Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA), Japan Fishery Cooperatives (JF), Japan Forest Owners’
Cooperatives (JForest), and related federations, as well as other agricultural, fishery and forestry
cooperative member organizations that have invested in the Bank
(Number of shareholders: 3,155) (As of March 31, 2026)

Number of employees

3,321 (As of March 31, 2026)

Business locations

  • Head office: 1
  • Branches in Japan: 18
  • Branches outside Japan: 3
  • Representative office: 1
  • (As of March 31, 2026)

Ratings (Issuer ratings)

(As of September 30, 2026)
Rating agency Long-term Short-term

JCR

AA-

-

R&I

AA

-

Moody’s

A1

P-1

S&P

A

A-1