The Akita Bank, Ltd. (株式会社秋田銀行, Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Ginkō) (TYO: 8343) is a Japanese bank headquartered in Akita, Akita Prefecture. Although the bank’s core business comes from Akita prefecture, various branches are situated outside of the area. These include Koriyama, Sapporo, Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo. The bank was noted for its initial reluctance to establish a wide ATM network, finally implementing one in January, 2003.
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The Akita Bank, Ltd. (株式会社秋田銀行, Kabushiki-gaisha Akita Ginkō) (TYO: 8343) is a Japanese bank headquartered in Akita, Akita Prefecture. Although the bank’s core business comes from Akita prefecture, various branches are situated outside of the area. These include Koriyama, Sapporo, Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo. The bank was noted for its initial reluctance to establish a wide ATM network, finally implementing one in January, 2003.
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The current Akita Bank traces its roots to the establishment of The 48th National Bank in January, 1879. The bank adopted its current form on October 20, 1941 when The 48 Bank (successor to The 48th National Bank), the Yuzawa Bank, and the Akita Bank merged to form The Akita Bank, Ltd. While the former mascot for the bank had been Woody Woodpecker (along with Winnie Woodpecker), the current mascot is Astro Boy.
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