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title: "The Norinchukin Bank SWIFT/BIC code NOCUJPJTXXX · Japan | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code NOCUJPJTXXX for The Norinchukin Bank, Japan. 1 branch BIC, LEI 5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocujpjt
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Japan · Financial institution
# The Norinchukin Bank
Legal name in the LEI record 農林中央金庫
The Norinchukin Bank is a national cooperative financial institution with its head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It is governed by the Norinchukin Bank Act (Act No. 93 of 2001). Its members are agricultural, fishery and forestry cooperatives and their federations, and its capital comes from these members. It provides financing to agriculture, fishery and forestry businesses and their cooperatives, invests the funds of JA Bank and JF Marine Bank, and has branches in New York, London and Singapore. It was founded on 20 December 1923 as Sangyo Kumiai Chuo Kinko and took its present name in 1943.
BIC **NOCUJPJTXXX** LEI **[5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Swift GPI live member [**1** branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocujpjt#branches) [Group: The Norinchukin Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocujpjt#claim)
## Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
## Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- **BIC:** NOCUJPJTXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **Swift GPI:** Live member
- **Payment schemes and systems:** No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- **Branch codes:** [1 branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocujpjt#branches)
- **Other BICs with this LEI:** [NOCUUS33](https://elucidate.co/directory/norinchukin-bank-new-york-branch-the-nocuus33) · [NOCUSGSG](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocusgsg) · [NOCUGB2L](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-london-branch-nocugb2l)
- **BIC first registered:** 1981-03-09
- **Last updated:** 2023-02-14
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocujpjt#overview-sources)
Total assets
JPY 80.6tn
This entity · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/news_release/uploads/2026/20260805_Financial%20Summary%20for%20the%20First%20Quarter%20of%20FY2026__.pdf)
Employees
3,321
headcount · This entity · 31 Mar 2026 · [source ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/profile.html)
Ownership
Member-owned
Institution type
Cooperative bank
Trades as Norinchukin (Nochu Bank)
- **Ownership:** The bank is owned by its members: agricultural, fishery and forestry cooperatives and their federations, with 3,155 member shareholders as of 31 March 2026.
- **Head office:** 2-1, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku (Otemachi One Tower), 100-8155 Tokyo, Japan
- **Company register:** Registered Financial Institution, Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Tokin) No. 27; financial institution code 3000
- **Former name:** Sangyo Kumiai Chuo Kinko (産業組合中央金庫)
### Business lines
- Other
- Corporate banking
- Markets & trading
- Asset management
- Transaction banking & payments
The bank acts as the national-level bank for Japan's agricultural, fishery and forestry cooperatives, and it reports its business in four areas: Food and Agriculture, Retail (support for JA Bank and JF Marine Bank), Investment, and Corporate & Shared Services.
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [nochubank.or.jp ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/) [nochubank.or.jp/en ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/) English-language site [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norinchukin_Bank)
- **Official social accounts:** [X ↗](https://x.com/Nochubank)
Sources · 14 pages consulted
1. [nochubank.or.jp/en/about/profile.html](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/profile.html)
2. [nochubank.or.jp/en/about/officers.html](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/officers.html)
3. [nochubank.or.jp/en/index.html](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/index.html)
4. [nochubank.or.jp/index.html](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/index.html)
5. [nochubank.or.jp/en/news\_release/uploads/2026/20260805\_Financial%20Summary%20for%20the%20First%20Quarter%2](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/news_release/uploads/2026/20260805_Financial%20Summary%20for%20the%20First%20Quarter%20of%20FY2026__.pdf)
6. [nochubank.or.jp/en/news\_release/uploads/2026/20260521\_Announcement%20of%20the%20Bank%E2%80%99s%20manageme](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/news_release/uploads/2026/20260521_Announcement%20of%20the%20Bank%E2%80%99s%20management%20changes.pdf)
7. [nochubank.or.jp/en/about/globalnetwork/headoffice.html](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/globalnetwork/headoffice.html)
8. [nochubank.or.jp/en/faq/](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/faq/)
9. [nochubank.or.jp/en/about/business/investment.html](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/business/investment.html)
10. [nochubank.or.jp/news/news\_release/uploads/2026/20260218\_%E5%BD%B9%E5%93%A1%E3%81%AE%E7%95%B0%E5%8B%95%E3%](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/news/news_release/uploads/2026/20260218_%E5%BD%B9%E5%93%A1%E3%81%AE%E7%95%B0%E5%8B%95%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6.pdf)
11. [fdic.gov/system/files/2024-07/norinchukin-165-2207.pdf](https://www.fdic.gov/system/files/2024-07/norinchukin-165-2207.pdf)
12. [money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2025-02-20/norinchukin-sees-12-6-billion-loss-in-2024-financial-y](https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2025-02-20/norinchukin-sees-12-6-billion-loss-in-2024-financial-year-ceo-resigns)
13. [bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/nochu-expects-bigger-first-brands-related-loss-keeps-target](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/nochu-expects-bigger-first-brands-related-loss-keeps-target)
14. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norinchukin\_Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norinchukin_Bank)
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocujpjt#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:** KITABAYASHI Taro Representative Director and President, Chief Executive Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [nochubank.or.jp ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/officers.html)
- **Chair:** SHINNO Yoshito Chairman of the Supervisory Committee Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [nochubank.or.jp ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/profile.html)
- **Chief financial officer:** NAGANO Masaki Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer (in charge of Corporate & Shared Services), Chief Financial Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [nochubank.or.jp ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/officers.html)
- **Executive:** YASUTAKE Atsushi Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer (in charge of Risk Management Unit), Chief Risk Officer (BCP and financial risks) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [nochubank.or.jp ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/officers.html)
- **Executive:** CHISHIRO Koji Executive Officer (General Manager of Legal Affairs and Compliance Division), Chief Compliance Officer (non-financial risk) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [nochubank.or.jp ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/officers.html)
## Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocujpjt#overview-sources)
- **Japan:** Financial Services Agency Prudential supervisor AML supervisor Resolution
- **Japan:** Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Prudential supervisor AML supervisor Resolution
- **Japan:** Bank of Japan Central bank
## Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocujpjt#overview-sources)
1. May 2026
Leadership
The Supervisory Committee nominated two outside directors after a revision of the Norinchukin Bank Act, subject to approval by the Council of Delegates.
[nochubank.or.jp ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/news_release/uploads/2026/20260521_Announcement%20of%20the%20Bank%E2%80%99s%20management%20changes.pdf)
2. Feb 2026
Other
The bank said it expected further losses from a joint venture on transactions related to First Brands Group.
[bloomberg.com ↗](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/nochu-expects-bigger-first-brands-related-loss-keeps-target)
3. Nov 2025
Other
The bank entered into a basic agreement on a capital and business alliance with SBI Shinsei Bank.
[nochubank.or.jp ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/business/investment.html)
4. Apr 2025
Leadership
Taro Kitabayashi became President and CEO after Kazuto Oku resigned on 31 March 2025 following losses on foreign bonds.
[money.usnews.com ↗](https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2025-02-20/norinchukin-sees-12-6-billion-loss-in-2024-financial-year-ceo-resigns)
5. Mar 2025
Other
The bank recorded a consolidated net loss of JPY 1,807.8 billion for the year to March 2025, after raising capital from member cooperatives.
[nochubank.or.jp ↗](https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/news_release/uploads/2026/20260805_Financial%20Summary%20for%20the%20First%20Quarter%20of%20FY2026__.pdf)
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
## Identifiers
Head-office record
- **BIC:** NOCUJPJTXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. NOCU Bank 2. JP Country · Japan 3. JT Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** 5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
## Profile
- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- **Country · region:** Japan · East Asia & Pacific
- **Trading venues (MIC):** No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- **OFAC sanctions:** No listing cites this BIC
- **EU sanctions:** No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- **Country sanctions:** No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
## Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The The Norinchukin Bank group has 5 institutions in the directory, in 5 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including [Norinchukin Bank Europe N.V.](https://elucidate.co/directory/norinchukin-bank-europe-n-v-nocunl2a).
[See the The Norinchukin Bank group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83)
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** 2-1 OTEMACHI 1- CHOME CHIYODA- KU 100-8155 JAPAN
- **Operational address:** OTEMACHI ONE TOWER FLOOR 7 2-1 OTEMACHI 1 CHIYODA- KU TOKYO TOKYO 100-8155 JAPAN
## ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- **Identified by:** BIC, with its LEI
- **Roles in CBPR+:** Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
### CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
```xml
NOCUJPJTXXX
5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83
```
### Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
```xml
NOCUJPJTXXX
5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83
THE NORINCHUKIN BANK
JP
2-1 OTEMACHI 1- CHOME CHIYODA- KU 100-8155
```
Swift’s two address fields do not agree on a town, so the full record gives the address as address lines only.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
## Network
### Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NOCUJPJTCLS](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocujpjt-cls) | OPERATIONS AND PLANNING MANAGEMENT DIVISION | Tokyo | 13-2 YURAKUCHO 1 CHIYODA-KU TOKYO TOKYO 100-0006 JAPAN | — | 2023-02-14 |
[See every BIC in Japan →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/jp#bics)
## Related institutions
### Same legal entity
- [Norinchukin Bank,new York Branch, the BIC NOCUUS33 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83](https://elucidate.co/directory/norinchukin-bank-new-york-branch-the-nocuus33)
- [The Norinchukin Bank BIC NOCUSGSG Financial institution Not on a tracked register Singapore · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-nocusgsg)
- [The Norinchukin Bank, London Branch BIC NOCUGB2L Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493007VSMFZCPV1NB83](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-norinchukin-bank-london-branch-nocugb2l)
Other BICs mapped to the same LEI.
### Subsidiaries in the directory
- [Norinchukin Bank Europe N.V. BIC NOCUNL2A Credit institution Prudential licence Netherlands · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 7245003N6YDAVXGJF191](https://elucidate.co/directory/norinchukin-bank-europe-n-v-nocunl2a)
Entities that GLEIF records with this LEI as their direct parent.
### Largest institutions in Japan
- [The Seibu Shinkin Bank BIC SESKJPJ1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Japan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-seibu-shinkin-bank-seskjpj1)
- [MUFG Bank, Ltd. BIC BOTKJPJT Credit institution Prudential licence Japan · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI C3GTMMZIHMY46P4OIX74](https://elucidate.co/directory/mufg-bank-ltd-botkjpjt)
- [State Street Trust and Banking CO. Ltd. BIC SSTBJPJX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Japan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300FYVZ9Q6HREFP74](https://elucidate.co/directory/state-street-trust-and-banking-co-ltd-sstbjpjx)
- [Bank of China BIC BKCHJPJT Credit institution Prudential licence Japan · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 54930053HGCFWVHYZX42](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-of-china-bkchjpjt)
- [Deutsche Securities Inc. Tokyo Branch BIC DEUTJPJ9 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Japan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/deutsche-securities-inc-tokyo-branch-deutjpj9)
- [Axa Life Insurance CO., Ltd. BIC AXIPJPJT Financial institution Not on a tracked register Japan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800T38ERVY7FN8L42](https://elucidate.co/directory/axa-life-insurance-co-ltd-axipjpjt)
- [Bofa Securities Japan CO., Ltd. BIC MLCOJPJT Financial institution Not on a tracked register Japan · Not on a tracked register · LEI I7E80LI4NVVT41W1WB02](https://elucidate.co/directory/bofa-securities-japan-co-ltd-mlcojpjt)
- [Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. - Tokyo Branch BIC CHASJPJT Credit institution Prudential licence Japan · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97](https://elucidate.co/directory/jpmorgan-chase-bank-n-a-tokyo-branch-chasjpjt)
[See every BIC in Japan →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/jp#bics)
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
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Credits for this page
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