Japan 50: Japan's unsteady giants

Japanese top 50
*Rank*			*City*	*Fiscal period*	*Shareholder equity ($m)*	*Equity growth (%)*	*Total assets ($m)*	*Asset growth (%)*	*Net income ($m)*	*Income growth (%)*	*ROAE (%)*
98	97	Bank
1	1	Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi	Tokyo	1998	18,829	-18.8	657,867	7.2	-4,127	-993.8	-19.7
2	2	Sumitomo Bank	Osaka	1998	14,752	-1.8	466,298	7.9	-1,864	-788.0	-12.5
3	4	Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank	Tokyo	1998	14,637	1.2	418,942	2.8	-483	-62.6	-3.3
4	3	Fuji Bank	Tokyo	1998	13,882	-6.7	399,628	-1.7	-2,553	-396.1	-17.8
5	5	Sanwa Bank	Osaka	1998	13,800	-3.1	415,730	3.6	-1,379	-785.0	-9.8
6	6	Sakura Bank	Tokyo	1998	12,955	-6.6	387,462	-2.4	-668	-593.3	-5.0
7	22	Norinchukin Bank	Tokyo	1998	10,991	328.4	390,213	10.8	1,014	332.3	15.0
8	7	Industrial Bank of Japan	Tokyo	1998	10,934	-6.0	357,347	5.9	-1,533	-1567.4	-13.6
9	9	Tokai Bank	Nagoya	1998	8,927	12.0	253,618	-1.2	108	-15.9	1.3
10	8	Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan	Tokyo	1998	7,709	-3.3	195,857	-10.0	-1,126	-791.6	-14.4
11	10	Asahi Bank	Tokyo	1998	7,237	-2.1	212,634	-1.5	-802	-821.1	-11.0
12	11	Mitsubishi Trust & Banking	Tokyo	1998	5,921	7.6	173,131	-2.8	494	483.0	8.7
13	12	Sumitomo Trust & Banking	Osaka	1998	4,756	-8.7	141,607	0.2	-379	-786.3	-7.6
14	13	Daiwa Bank	Osaka	1998	4,520	1.9	129,275	1.8	79	-133.7	1.8
15	14	Mitsui Trust & Banking	Tokyo	1998	4,257	-0.3	121,025	-5.8	31	-28.1	0.7
16	29	Nippon Credit Bank	Tokyo	1998	4,242	158.5	101,288	-10.1	129	-104.5	4.4
17	15	Shoko Chukin Bank	Tokyo	1998	4,095	1.5	109,866	-6.7	35	-11.5	0.9
18	16	Shizuoka Bank	Shizuoka	1998	3,532	0.

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Japan 50: Japan’s unsteady giants