HSBC in Japan

Founded in 1866, HSBC Japan connects customers to 58 markets worldwide and has 380 employees.
Founded in 1866, HSBC Japan connects customers to 58 markets worldwide and has 380 employees.

Our services

HSBC in Japan offers a range of financial products and services including asset management, commercial banking, trade services, project export finance, cash management and treasury, capital markets, securities and custody services.

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Please refer to Legal Information for other Japan Regulatory Disclosures.

HSBC’s companies in Japan

Our headquarters

HSBC Building
11-1, Nihonbashi 3-chome,
Chuo-ku,
Tokyo
103-0027

Our CEO

Takeo Kaneko
CEO and Head of Banking, HSBC Group Japan

Our history in Japan

In the aftermath of the commercial treaties between Japan and the prominent trading nations of the West in the 1850s, there was a need for banking services to support the changing Japanese economy. HSBC established its presence in Yokohama in 1866. This was followed by branches in Kobe in 1869, Osaka in 1872, and Nagasaki in 1896.

The bank helped finance Japan’s growing trade with the wider world. The value of foreign trade virtually doubled every decade from the 1860s until the early 20th century.

HSBC also provided the Japanese government with assistance and advice on the introduction and adoption of the yen as the national currency. In 1879, the Japanese government deposited JPY300,000 on condition that HSBC’s Yokohama branch would accept silver yen as currency.

In the early part of the 20th century, HSBC was involved in a number of large loans to Japan, with some GBP250 million lent to the government and Japanese cities. These loans were used to fund industrial and infrastructure projects, particularly railway, waterworks and harbour construction.

After the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 which destroyed the Yokohama office, HSBC opened its Tokyo office in 1924.

HSBC was one of the first banks to send a representative to Japan after the end of the Second World War and in 1947 the Tokyo and Kobe offices were reopened. The bank was instrumental in restarting trade between Japan and the sterling area by agreeing to extend a credit line of GBP20 million.

Company Information:

Please refer to HSBC Tokyo Branch for company information on The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch.

Please refer to HSBC Securities (Japan) Co., Ltd. for company information on HSBC Securities (Japan) Co., Ltd.

Please refer to HSBC Asset Management (Japan) Limited for company information on HSBC Asset Management (Japan) Limited.

Inclusion

At HSBC, we have always brought different people and cultures together. Diversity and inclusion is an important part of who we are.

We’re building a more accurate and transparent view of our diversity across HSBC so we can effectively target our actions, measure progress and hold ourselves to account.

At HSBC, pay gaps are a key indicator of balance in our workforce, as they show the difference in average pay between two groups. Where gender pay gaps exist, they show the extent to which women are under-represented in senior and higher paid roles and over-represented in junior and lower paid roles. The actions we are taking to improve representation across the organisation will be a key priority in the coming years.

View our gender pay data for 2024.

Contact us

To overseas personal account holders visiting Japan:

We regret to inform you that we do not provide any retail banking services, including ATM services, for HSBC overseas personal account holders in Japan. If you require any support relating to your overseas personal account while visiting Japan, please contact your home branch directly. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

  • Tel: 03-5203-3000 (9:00 - 17:00 from Monday to Friday)

Tokyo branch

  • HSBC Building, 11-1, Nihonbashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027

HSBC Securities (Japan) Co., Ltd.

  • Tel: 03-5203-3111 (9:00 - 17:00 from Monday to Friday)

HSBC Asset Management (Japan) Limited

  • Tel: 03-3548-5690 (9:00 - 17:00 from Monday to Friday)

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