As of **********, MUFG Banks had around ** thousand employees, making it the largest bank in Japan by number of employees. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation followed, with more than ** thousand employees. The number of employees working for Japanese banks has gradually declined in recent years.
The number of employees is the total number of office workers, general affairs staff, seconded staff, and employees working overseas. Excluding temporary and contract workers.
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Japanese Bankers Association. (August 15, 2024). Largest banks in Japan as of March 2024, by number of employees [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333714/japan-banks-by-number-of-employees/
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Japanese Bankers Association. (2024). Largest banks in Japan as of March 2024, by number of employees. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333714/japan-banks-by-number-of-employees/
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