| 1957-04 |
Established as Japan Real Estate Bank based on the Long-term Credit Bank Act (Capital: 1 billion yen) |
| 1957-04 |
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| 1964-07 |
Started foreign exchange business as a licensed foreign exchange bank |
| 1964-09 |
Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1970-02 |
Listed on Osaka Securities Exchange |
| 1977-10 |
Changed the bank's name to Japan Bond Credit Bank |
| 1994-02 |
Established Japan Bond Trust Bank Corporation (now GMO Aozora Net Bank Corporation) |
| 1998-12 |
Initiated special public management, delisted from Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges |
| 1999-09 |
Started servicer operations by Japan Bond Claims Collection Corporation (now Aozora Claims Collection Corporation) |
| 2000-09 |
Concluded special public management |
| 2001-01 |
Changed the bank's name to Aozora Bank |
| 2005-07 |
Established New York representative office |
| 2006-04 |
Converted to a commercial bank: Established Aozora Securities Corporation |
| 2006-11 |
Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section |
| 2007-05 |
Established Shanghai representative office |
| 2009-04 |
Opened Internet Branch (now BANK Branch), launched Internet banking services |
| 2012-08 |
Announced capital restructuring plan |
| 2013-03 |
Started handling Aozora Cash Card Plus (Visa Debit): Established Aozora Regional Research Institute Corporation |
| 2014-02 |
Establishment of Aozora Investment Trust Co., Ltd. |
| 2014-05 |
Opening of Singapore Representative Office |
| 2015-01 |
Establishment of Aozora Real Estate Investment Advisory Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-06 |
Repayment of public funds |
| 2015-12 |
Establishment of a subsidiary, Aozora Europe Limited, in London |
| 2016-05 |
Completion of migration to the new account system |
| 2017-05 |
Head office relocation: Establishment of ABN Advisors Co., Ltd. |
| 2018-04 |
Establishment of Aozora Corporate Investment Co., Ltd. |
| 2018-07 |
GMO Aozora Net Bank Co., Ltd. started internet banking business |
| 2018-10 |
GMO Aozora Net Bank Co., Ltd. succeeded trust business and started concurrent operation |
| 2020-06 |
Investment in Vietnam's commercial bank, Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (becoming a related company of our bank) |
| 2020-09 |
Aozora North America, Inc., a subsidiary in New York, started financial operations |
| 2022-04 |
Transition to the Prime Market due to review of Tokyo Stock Exchange market classification |
| 2023-11 |
Establishment of a subsidiary, Aozora Asia Pacific Limited, in Hong Kong |
| 2024-05 |
Entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with Daiwa Securities Group Inc. |
