Banks and accounts: Japan
Two separate questions: where the entity that holds your account is based, and who accepts residents of this country. A group’s head office is not the country of all its accounts.
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Accounts held in {country}
The entity that opens and holds the account is established and licensed in Japan.
- Sony Bank
Banks with their own licence
ソニー銀行株式会社 (Sony Bank) — Financial Services Agency
Opening an account as a resident of {country}
Providers whose published terms accept residents of Japan, or accept them under conditions. An undocumented provider is neither accepted nor refused: check with them.
| Entity | Status | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Bank OneMauritius | Conditions apply | Elite Banking Offshore: clients based in sub-Saharan Africa, minimum entry criteria not published, discretionary refusal possible. |
| bunqNetherlands | Conditions apply | — |
| EleBankHong Kong | Conditions apply | Visitors accepted if they are physically present in Hong Kong when they apply; documents and accepted nationalities not specified. |
| Lloyds InternationalUnited Kingdom · Jersey · Guernsey · Isle of Man | Conditions apply | Adults living in an eligible country, checked using the bank's tool; services are unavailable in certain countries for legal or regulatory reasons, with no published list. |
| MercuryUnited States | Conditions apply | Non-US founders accepted, unless they live in a country or region that Mercury does not serve (separate list not read). |
| NatWest InternationalJersey · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Gibraltar | Conditions apply | International Select: adults residing in an accepted country, as verified by the bank's tool; a minimum balance must be maintained. |
| OCBCSingapore | Conditions apply | Digital opening before arrival: biometric passport from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia or mainland China, minimum age, identity document. |
| Santander InternationalUnited Kingdom · Isle of Man · Jersey | Conditions apply | Expatriates and international customers from other countries: a minimum overall balance must be maintained, failing which monthly fees apply; no list of excluded countries is published. |
| Sony BankJapan | Conditions apply | Foreign residents: required documents depend on how long ago the residence status or health insurance coverage began; failing that, an employees' health insurance card and proof of employment in Japan. |
| Vivid MoneyGermany · Netherlands | Conditions apply | Permanent residence in Germany or another European Union member state. |
A country missing from this table is neither accepted nor refused: the information is not published.