Banque Franco-Japonaise

The Banque Franco-Japonaise (BFJ) (Japanese: 日仏銀行, Hepburn: Nichi-Futsu Ginkō, lit.

It was founded in 1912 with intent to pursue common projects with Japanese stakeholders in Asia, especially in China.

[5] It arranged a first yen loan to France in November 1915, reflecting the rapid rise of Japan's role as an international creditor during World War I.

[6]: 98 The bank was initially established at 132, rue Réaumur in Paris,[4]: 14  in a building originally erected in 1901 for the short-lived Banque Spéciale des Valeurs Industrielles.

[9] It was involved in gold trades with the Soviet Union via offshore financial centers such as Beirut and Tangier.

US SCAP decision directing the Bank of Japan to liquidate several banks associated with Japanese war operations including the BFJ, October 1945