Press Release
July 15, 2026
SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd.
SBI Sumishin Net Bank Sponsors Oshigoto Nenkan 2026,
a Career Education Resource for Elementary and Junior High School Students,
as Part of Its Financial Literacy Education Initiatives
SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Noriaki Maruyama; hereinafter “SBI Sumishin Net Bank”; to be renamed “DOCOMO SMTB Net Bank” on August 3, 2026) has sponsored Oshigoto Nenkan 2026, a career education resource for elementary and junior high school students published by The Asahi Shimbun Company and The Asahi Gakusei Shimbun Company, as part of its efforts to promote financial and economic education for the next generation.
Cover of Oshigoto Nenkan 2026
As part of its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SBI Sumishin Net Bank has supported the Oshigoto Nenkan career education resource since 2023.
First published in 2016, Oshigoto Nenkan is distributed annually to approximately 30,000 elementary and junior high schools across Japan, as well as boards of education, children's cafeterias, after-school programs, pediatric wards, and other institutions. The publication helps children develop a vision for their future careers.
In SBI Sumishin Net Bank’s feature page in Oshigoto Nenkan 2026, the theme is “What Is an Online Bank? Can You Save Money Using a Smartphone?” The page provides an easy-to-understand introduction to key banking transactions that can be conducted via smartphone, as well as online banking services and security measures.
SBI Sumishin Net Bank feature page in Oshigoto Nenkan 2026
In addition, SBI Sumishin Net Bank’s feature page is introduced in “How to Use Oshigoto Nenkan 2026,” a teaching guide compiled by active elementary and junior high school teachers that provides lesson ideas aligned with individual curriculum units. The guide incorporates the Bank’s feature page into a sixth-grade integrated studies lesson, “Thinking About How We Use Goods and Money.” Through this lesson, students learn that some banks operate without physical branches and that smartphones can be used safely for saving money, making payments, and withdrawing cash. The content supports financial and economic education while incorporating information and communication technology (ICT).
Through this sponsorship, SBI Sumishin Net Bank aims to provide elementary and junior high school students and other readers with opportunities to deepen their interest in online banking and enhance their understanding of household financial management and asset building through the effective use of digital technologies.
Contact
For further information about this press release, please contact:
SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Public Relations
kouhou_pr@netbk.co.jp
Note: This content has been translated from the Japanese original using AI-assisted machine translation for reference purposes only.
In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.