Osaka Bill Clearing House

Japanese: 大阪手形交換所 - おおさかてがたこうかんじょ
Osaka Bill Clearing House

...The organization formed by financial institutions for the purpose of bill clearing is also called a bill clearing house. The first one was established overseas in London in 1773, and in Japan the Osaka Bill Clearing House was established in 1879, followed by the Tokyo Bill Clearing House in 1887. There are clearing houses designated by the Minister of Justice and undesignated (private) clearing houses, and there are more than 700 of them nationwide.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Osaka Bill Clearing House is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また手形交換のために金融機関が集まってつくっている団体自体をも手形交換所という。外国では1773年ロンドンに初めて開設され,日本では1879年に大阪手形交換所が,87年には東京手形交換所が設けられた。交換所には法務大臣の指定する交換所と未指定(私設)の交換所があり,その数は全国で700ヵ所を超える。…

※「大阪手形交換所」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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