
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ, Kabushiki-gaisha Mizuho Finansharu Gurūpu?), abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, Japan. The name "mizuho (瑞穂, mizuho?)" means "abundant rice" in Japanese.