---
title: "交通銀行東京支店 (Bank of Communications Japan)"
aliases:
  - "Bank of Communications Japan"
  - "Bank of Communications Tokyo Branch"
  - "交通銀行東京支店"
  - "交通銀行 日本"
domain: foreign-financial-institutions
created: 2026-05-22
last_updated: 2026-05-22
last_tended: 2026-05-22
review_by: 2026-11-22
confidence: likely
tags: [JapanFG, foreign-bank, China, corporate-banking, trade-finance]
status: active
sources:
  - "https://www.fsa.go.jp/en/regulated/licensed/index.html"
  - "https://www.fsa.go.jp/en/regulated/licensed/city.pdf"
  - "https://www.jp.bankcomm.com/"
  - "https://www.bankcomm.com/BankCommSite/shtml/jyjr/en/2600212/list.shtml"
  - "https://www.ibajapan.org/who-we-are/our-members/commercial-bank/bank-communications-co-ltd-tokyo-branch"
---

# 交通銀行東京支店 (Bank of Communications Japan)

## Wiki route

This page upgrades the Bank of Communications row in [[foreign-financial-institutions/foreign-bank-branches-japan-index|foreign-bank branch registry]] into a China-Japan corporate banking route. Read it with [[foreign-financial-institutions/bank-of-china-japan|Bank of China Japan]], [[foreign-financial-institutions/icbc-japan|ICBC Japan]], [[foreign-financial-institutions/china-construction-bank-japan|China Construction Bank Japan]], and [[foreign-financial-institutions/agricultural-bank-of-china-japan|Agricultural Bank of China Japan]].

Route this entry through [[foreign-financial-institutions/INDEX|foreign-financial-institutions INDEX]] first, then use [[banking/INDEX|banking domain]] and [[payments/INDEX|payments domain]] when the question turns into banking rails or account-to-account settlement.

## Overview

Bank of Communications Tokyo Branch is a mainland-China bank branch in Japan. Its wiki role is China-Japan corporate banking: deposits, loans, international settlement, trade finance, foreign exchange, derivatives, JPY clearing, and RMB-adjacent cross-border services where publicly described by the branch / group.

Registration is observed in the checked FSA source as of 2026-05-13; this page does not independently opine on current licensing beyond the cited public source.

## China-Japan Corridor Role

| Function | Japan reading | Public relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate banking | Serves corporate clients with branch-banking services rather than Japanese mass retail. | Connects Chinese enterprises, Japanese corporates, and cross-border commercial flows. |
| Trade finance | Supports import / export and supply-chain settlement needs. | Useful for China-Japan goods, components, and manufacturing corridors. |
| International settlement | Bank-account and correspondent-bank routes for cross-border payments. | Connects to [[payments/account-to-account-payment-japan|account-to-account payment route]] at the system boundary. |
| FX / RMB route | RMB / JPY / other-currency settlement and FX are corridor questions. | Do not treat FX products as consumer wallet services. |
| Peer-bank map | Compare with four other major mainland China banks in Japan. | Separates peer-group context from isolated branch description. |

## Mainland China Bank Peer Map

| Page | Main wiki role |
|---|---|
| [[foreign-financial-institutions/bank-of-china-japan|Bank of China Japan]] | Broad China-Japan banking and renminbi corridor anchor. |
| [[foreign-financial-institutions/icbc-japan|ICBC Japan]] | Large Chinese bank branch and corporate banking route. |
| [[foreign-financial-institutions/china-construction-bank-japan|China Construction Bank Japan]] | Corporate banking and China construction / infrastructure finance adjacency. |
| [[foreign-financial-institutions/agricultural-bank-of-china-japan|Agricultural Bank of China Japan]] | Mainland Chinese bank branch with trade / corporate route relevance. |
| [[foreign-financial-institutions/bank-of-communications-japan|Bank of Communications Japan]] | Adds BankComm's China commercial-bank corridor to the peer set. |

## Registry / License Boundary

Use [[financial-licenses/foreign-bank-branch-license-route|foreign-bank branch license route]] for the Japan branch licensing concept. Use the FSA row as a registry anchor and the branch / IBA public pages for service description. Do not infer an unlisted product from the fact that the group provides it elsewhere.

## Research Checklist

1. Check whether the subject is a Japan branch service, a parent-bank global service, or a China onshore service.
2. Identify the customer segment: Chinese corporate, Japanese corporate, financial institution, or individual.
3. For trade finance, record the trade route, currency, credit support, and settlement bank.
4. For RMB claims, use the branch / group official source rather than broader China policy pages.
5. Link payment-instruction questions to [[payments/account-to-account-payment-japan|account-to-account payment route]] and system-risk questions to [[banking/foreign-bank-japan-retreat|foreign-bank Japan retreat / footprint context]].

## Caveats

- The Tokyo branch page is a public-source anchor, not a complete product catalogue.
- China-Japan settlement conditions can change with sanctions, capital controls, compliance rules, and correspondent-bank policies.
- Do not treat the branch as a proxy for all Bank of Communications group operations.

## Related

- [[foreign-financial-institutions/INDEX]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/foreign-bank-branches-japan-index]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/bank-of-china-japan]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/icbc-japan]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/china-construction-bank-japan]]
- [[foreign-financial-institutions/agricultural-bank-of-china-japan]]
- [[financial-licenses/foreign-bank-branch-license-route]]
- [[payments/account-to-account-payment-japan]]
- [[banking/foreign-bank-japan-retreat]]
- [[INDEX|FinWiki index]]

## Sources

- FSA: licensed financial institutions index and foreign-bank branch list.
- Bank of Communications Tokyo Branch: official public site.
- Bank of Communications: overseas network page.
- International Bankers Association of Japan: Bank of Communications Tokyo Branch member page.