Resona (Resona Holdings, Inc.; Japanese: りそなホールディングス) Japan's leading financial holding company, initially by Daiwa Bank, Kinki Osaka Bank, Nara Bank and other three banks in December 2001, jointly established as "Daiwa Bank Holdings"; in March 2002, due to the Asahi Bank's In March 2002, the Risona Group was formally established the following month with the addition of Asahi Bank; later, in October of the same year, it was renamed to its current name.