In the Taishō period , the Japanese banking community was thrown into financial difficulties because of World War I and the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake . In the immediate wake of the earthquake , Yasuda absorbed ten smaller regional banks which lacked a sufficient financial base to cover their deposits . This merger made Yasuda Bank the largest in Japan by several measures , with share capital of 150 million yen , deposits of 542 million yen , loans of 521 million yen , 211 branches and 3,700 employees
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
Fuji Bank