UFJ Holdings, Inc.: head office of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

Sanwa Bank

Japanese bank

Also known as: Sanwa Ginkō

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Updated: Nov. 14, 2026

Also Known As:: Sanwa Ginkō

Date:: 1933 - 2001

Headquarters:: Ōsaka

Ticker:: MUFG

Share price:: $21.83 (mkt close, Nov. 13, 2026)

Market cap:: $244.81 bil.

Annual revenue:: $7.26 tr.

Earnings per share (prev. year):: $1.53

CEO:: Mr. Junichi Hanzawa

Sector:: Financials

Industry:: Banks

Sanwa Bank, former Japanese commercial bank that became part of UFJ Holdings in 2001 through its merger with Asahi Bank and Tōkai Bank. Sanwa was established in 1933 by the merger of Konoike Bank Ltd. (established 1877), Yamaguchi Bank Ltd. (1879), and the Sanjūshi Bank Ltd. (1878).

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