▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁Ak ita ▁Bank . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁ ▁was ▁founded . ▁These ▁three ▁banks ▁merged ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁present ▁Ak ita ▁Bank . ▁The ▁bank ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁While ▁the ▁former ▁mas cot ▁for ▁the ▁bank ▁had ▁been ▁Wo ody ▁Wood pe cker ▁( al ong ▁with ▁W inn ie ▁Wood pe cker ), ▁the ▁current ▁mas cot ▁is ▁Ast ro ▁Boy . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁banks ▁List ▁of ▁banks ▁in ▁Japan ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁site ▁▁▁ ▁Blo om berg ▁Report ▁▁▁ ▁Ak ita ▁Bank ▁H oo vers ▁Report ▁▁ ▁Wik i ▁collection ▁of ▁bibli ographic ▁works ▁on ▁Ak ita ▁Bank ▁ ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁Ak ita ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : Reg ional ▁banks ▁of ▁Japan ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁Category : B anks ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁Category : 1 8 7 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Japan <0x0A> </s> ▁Abd ur ah man ▁Al - R ash idi ▁( A rab ic : ▁ ع ب د ▁ال ر ح م ن ▁ال ر ش ي