Yoshio Kono

The Norinchukin Bank operates as a financial institution for agricultural, forestry and fishery cooperatives in Japan. It operates through the following divisions: Food and Agriculture, Retail, and Investment. The Food and Agriculture business provides risk money through capital investments and human resources development; provides support services for agriculture-related technologies and management improvement; and promotes export support of agricultural, fishery and forestry products. The Retail business provides a range of financial functions as a member of JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The Investment business manages funds entrusted with JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The company was founded in December 20, 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

The Norinchukin Bank (Investment Management) (TNB-IM) is the investment management division of The Norinchukin Bank, a Japanese cooperative bank headquartered in Tokyo. The firm was founded in 1923 with government funds and subsequently privatized in 1959. It is a subsidiary of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Group. TNB-IM provides financial services and liquid assets management to Japan's agricultural, forestry and fishery industries, acting as an institutional lender in the aforementioned sectors and as an investment manager. They also manage investments for private, corporate and institutional investors.