About the Mizuho Financial Group

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Please see "Company Information".

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Please see "Business Outline".

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In Japanese, "mizuho" means "a fresh harvest of rice," and the phrase "mizuho country" - meaning "fruitful country" - is used to refer poetically to Japan. The name "Mizuho" expresses commitment of the Mizuho Financial Group, as Japan's leading financial institution to offer highly fruitful financial products and services to all of its customers, both in Japan and abroad.

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The brand slogan expresses the kind of financial group it aims to be and the promises it aims to fulfill. Please see "Brand Slogan" page for details.

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The Mizuho logo symbolizes the Mizuho brand. Please see "Brand Concept" on this website for details.

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Please see "Branches (International)" page for information concerning the overseas branches.

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Please see "Strategy".

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Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. launched "Mizuho's Transformation Program" as the Medium-term Management Policy of our group on May 14th, 2010, which was derived by conducting a fundamental review of the current profitability, financial base and front-line business capabilities, and by identifying a series of initiatives for further enhancement of these areas in order to respond promptly and appropriately to the new business environment, as well as to practice our group's "customer first policy".
Mizuho's future vision is to become "the most trusted financial institution by its customers by focusing on the core function of a financial institution which is to contribute to social and economic development". In order to realize this vision, we will strive to further increase our corporate value through the implementation of this Transformation Program.
Please see Implementation of Mizuho's Transformation Program -Aiming at Sustainable Growth- (Timely Disclosure 16:15)(PDF/37KB) for details.

We have also published a press release regarding actions to be implemented as acceleration initiatives of "Mizuho's Transformation Program" on May 23, 2011.
Please see Actions to "Restore Customer Confidence" (Timely Disclosure 16:00)(PDF/116KB) for details.

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Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. announced on November 14, 2011 that they have decided to conduct a merger of the two banks by around the end of the first half of fiscal 2013, on the assumption that filings will be made to, and permission obtained from, the relevant authorities in Japan and any applicable foreign countries. Please see the Memorandum of Understanding on the Merger between Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd (Timely Disclosure 16:00)(PDF/120KB) for details.

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We have been updated the information about our initiatives to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake on each group company's website. Please refer to each group company's website through "Business Outline" (Japanese Version).

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We have been working to achieve a streamlined and speedy management structure while strengthening our corporate governance by inviting outside directors to join our board etc. We continue our efforts to make management transparent and efficient through corporate governance, with strict observance of all laws and regulations, pursuing our business activities in a fair and honest manner in conformance with the norms accepted by society.
Please see "Corporate Governance" and "Corporate Governance Report" for our corporate governance structure.

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We view strict compliance as one of the basic principles of sound business management. We will therefore work to ensure that we observe all laws and regulations, and pursue corporate activities in a fair and honest manner that conforms to the norms accepted by society.
Please see "Compliance Structure" for details.