Of 60 answers

The most named companies in the study, and S&P 500 financials, with how many of their 60 AI answers named them.

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AI visibility statementFinance AI Visibility Study 2026Issued October 14, 2026
Account holder
TC

The Chugoku Bank

chugin.co.jp

Regional and community banksBanking

Money20/20 attendee

Statement period
October 9 to 14, 2026
when the AI assistants were asked
Account no.
1,855 of 2,219
its rank by overall score
Place in its category
115th of 148 regional and community banks
Closing balance

Named in

0of 60, its tower is dark

by 0 of 4 assistants

Statement note

What this means for The Chugoku Bank

AI assistants do not name The Chugoku Bank in any of their 60 answers. Its overall score is 25 out of 100, ranking 1,855th of 2,219 companies in the study and 294th of 394 in the banking sector. The bank's website passes 2 of 14 technical checks that measure how ready it is for AI tools.

We asked 15 unbranded questions about its market, so no question mentioned The Chugoku Bank by name. AI assistants named it in none of the 60 answers. Counting only how often it is named, it ranks 188th of 394 in its sector. The typical banking company is named in 0.0% of answers.

Named fewer than three times in total. Read this as a sign that AI assistants rarely bring this company up, not as an exact comparison with its peers.

Overall score
25Overall score
  • Visibility0
  • Citations0
  • Sentiment50
  • Site quality80
  • AI readiness14
Summary of account
Named by AI in
0.0%
0 of 60 answers
Share of mentions
0.0%
of the mentions of it and its 5 peers
AI readiness
2/14
technical checks passed. Typical for its sector: 3
Rank in its sector
294 of 394
by overall score, where the typical banking company scores 28

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Line itemsSection 01

Every question, and where the company came up

The Chugoku Bank came up on 0 of 15 questions. Open any window to read that answer.

  1. 01Are there extra charges for using ATMs outside a regional bank’s network in Japan?0/4
  2. 02What alternatives to traditional regional banks are available for managing personal finances in Japan?0/4
  3. 03How do regional banks in Japan compare to national banks for everyday personal banking needs?0/4
  4. 04What are the best regional banks in Japan for individuals relocating from the US?0/4
  5. 05What typical fees should I expect when opening a checking account at a Japanese regional bank?0/4
  6. 06Are credit unions or fintech platforms a good substitute for regional banking services in Japan?0/4
  7. 07How can I resolve issues with international wire transfers from a Japanese regional bank?0/4
  8. 08Which banking services are most helpful for small businesses seeking to expand operations in Japan?0/4
  9. 09Is it advisable for a small US business to open a business checking account with a Japanese regional bank?0/4
  10. 10Are regional banks in Japan worth considering for opening a personal savings account as a foreign resident?0/4
  11. 11How can individuals working remotely in Japan manage their finances through regional banking services?0/4
  12. 12Regional bank accounts vs online-only banks for expats living in Japan – which is better?0/4
  13. 13What should I do if I have trouble logging into my Japanese regional bank’s online banking platform?0/4
  14. 14What types of financial products do regional banks in Japan offer for new business startups?0/4
  15. 15What options exist for foreign-owned businesses seeking financial services beyond regional banks in Japan?0/4
Total namedOpenAI: 0/15Claude: 0/15Perplexity: 0/15Gemini: 0/15All assistants: 0/60
named the companyanswered without naming itdid not answer

Columns, left to right: OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini. Across the study, on 50% of the questions where a company is named, only one AI assistant names it.

Transaction detailSection 02

What Perplexity actually said

The company is not named in this answer

Perplexitydid not name the company

“What are the best regional banks in Japan for individuals relocating from the US?”

For a US citizen relocating to Japan, the best regional-bank choices are usually the dominant bank in the prefecture where you will live, rather than a single nationwide “best” option. Regional banks are designed around local branch and ATM networks, but their English support and procedures for non-Japanese customers vary considerably.

Best regional-bank candidates

Bank of Yokohama — Strong choice for Kanagawa and the greater Tokyo area; useful if you need local branches, mortgage services, or a landlord/employer-recognized traditional bank.

Chiba Bank — Good for Ch …

The AI’s answer as we received it, shortened and not checked for accuracy.

PayeesSection 03

Where the mentions went

The companies these answers named, and how the mentions were split between this company and its peers.

Share of mentions

CompanyShare
  1. The Hiroshima Bank
    100.0%
  2. The Chugoku Bank
    0.0%
  3. The Kagawa Bank
    0.0%
  4. The Iyo Bank
    0.0%
  5. The Yamaguchi Bank
    0.0%
  6. Senshu Ikeda Bank
    0.0%
ReferrersSection 04

Websites the AI used as sources

How many times each website was listed as a source in these answers

  1. 01
    expatica.com
    15
  2. 02
    en.wikipedia.org
    11
  3. 03
    wise.com
    11
  4. 04
    westernunion.com
    9
  5. 05
    japan-dev.com
    9
  6. 06
    chiginkyo.or.jp
    9
  7. 07
    moneyinjapan.com
    7
  8. 08
    fsa.go.jp
    7
  9. 09
    reddit.com
    6
  10. 10
    jbic.go.jp
    5

The Chugoku Bank is in the study as a regional or community bank.

By assistantSection 05

Which AI assistants named the company

Answers naming it, out of answers received

Claude
0/15
Gemini
0/15
OpenAI
0/15
Perplexity
0/15
Market comparisonSection 06

How The Chugoku Bank compares with all 2,219 companies

Every tower is a company in the study, taller for a higher overall score and lit where AI assistants named it. Its own group stays lit. Hover a tower to see it, and click to open it.

What makes up the score

Each part is scored out of 100.

Visibility
0

How often AI assistants name the company, and how that compares with its peers

Citations
0

How often AI uses the company's own website as a source

Sentiment
50

How positively AI describes the company

Site quality
80

How well built the website's own pages are

AI readiness
14

How easily AI tools can read and use the website

Visibility is calculated from the answers on this page. How the score is built.

Against its sectorSection 07

Compared with banking companies

394 companies in this sector. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
25
Ranks 294 of 394. Typical company: 28
Named in answers
0.0%
Ranks 188 of 394. Typical company: 0.0%
AI readiness
14
Ranks 335 of 394. Typical company: 29
Against its categorySection 08

Compared with regional and community banks

148 companies in this category. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
25
Ranks 103 of 148. Typical company: 27
Named in answers
0.0%
Ranks 52 of 148. Typical company: 0.0%
AI readiness
14
Ranks 126 of 148. Typical company: 21
AI agentsSection 09

Ready for AI agents

What this website publishes for an AI agent to read, use and pay through, on a scale of six levels.

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5

Level 0: Not yet agent-ready. Agents struggle to find basic information about the site.

To reach level 1:
  • 2 of robots.txt, Sitemap, Link headers
Can an AI agent check out here?

Not by itself. The Chugoku Bank publishes none of the agent payment protocols we look for. An agent would have to click through the website like a person.

Agent payment protocols
  • x402Not present
  • MPPNot present
  • AP2Not present
  • ACPNot present
  • UCPNot present
Interfaces for AI agents
  • MCP Server CardNot present
  • A2A Agent CardNot present
  • Agent SkillsNot present
  • API CatalogNot present
  • llms.txtNot present
  • WebMCPCould not check
Show every check, for your technical team
Discoverability
41 of 100
  • robots.txtPassed

    A valid robots.txt with crawl rules at the site root.

    study: 86.1%
  • SitemapNot met

    Serve an XML sitemap and reference it from robots.txt.

    study: 87.9%
  • Link headersNot met

    Send Link headers such as rel="api-catalog" or rel="describedby" on the homepage.

    study: 1.5%
  • DNS for AI DiscoveryNot present

    Advertise agent endpoints with SVCB records under _agents.

    study: 4.3%
Content accessibility
0 of 100
  • Markdown negotiationNot met

    Return a markdown version when asked with Accept: text/markdown, for example at the CDN.

    study: 6.2%
  • llms.txtNot met

    Publish an llms.txt with a short summary and the key links.

    study: 31.0%
Bot access control
32 of 100
  • AI bot rulesPartly met

    Add explicit robots.txt groups for the main AI crawlers.

    study: 92.7%
  • Content SignalsNot met

    Add a Content-Signal line for search, ai-input and ai-train to robots.txt.

    study: 2.3%
  • Web Bot AuthNot present

    Only relevant if you run your own agents or crawlers: publish a signing key directory.

    study: 0.3%
APIs, auth and MCP
0 of 100
  • API CatalogNot met

    List public APIs in a linkset at /.well-known/api-catalog.

    study: 1.3%
  • OAuth discoveryNot met

    Publish OpenID Connect or OAuth server metadata under /.well-known.

    study: 6.3%
  • OAuth Protected ResourceNot met

    Serve protected resource metadata at /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.

    study: 5.3%
  • auth.mdNot met

    Publish an auth.md describing how agents sign in.

    study: 0.2%
  • MCP Server CardNot met

    Offer an MCP server and publish its server card under /.well-known.

    study: 0.8%
  • A2A Agent CardNot met

    Publish an agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json.

    study: 0.2%
  • Agent SkillsNot met

    Publish a skills index with the main tasks agents can do.

    study: 1.0%
  • WebMCPCould not check

    Register key actions such as search or cart as WebMCP tools.

    study: 0.0%
  • ARD manifestNot met

    Publish an ai-catalog.json listing every agent interface.

    study: 0.2%

Score 16 of 100 · 97% of checks could run · checked on October 9, 2026 · www.chugin.co.jp · 2,200 companies scanned

See how every company did, and how this was measured.

AI readinessSection 10

The checks behind the AI readiness score

2 of 14 passed. This list is for your technical team. The percentage is how many companies in the study pass each check.

These 14 checks ran during the audit and are what the AI readiness part of the overall score counts. The scan above ran later and is stricter on Link headers and Markdown, so a check can pass here and not there.

Show the 14 checks

Discoverability

  • Passedrobots.txt publishedstudy: 85.1%
  • Not metXML sitemapstudy: 79.4%
  • Not metHTTP Link headers (RFC 8288)study: 42.5%

Content Accessibility

  • Not metMarkdown content negotiationstudy: 7.4%
  • Not metllms.txt publishedstudy: 28.1%
  • PassedToken budget (page weight)study: 97.3%

Bot Access Control

  • Not metExplicit AI bot rulesstudy: 11.5%

API / Auth / MCP

  • Not metAPI Catalog (.well-known/api-catalog)study: 1.1%
  • Not metOAuth Authorization Server discoverystudy: 5.2%
  • Not metOAuth Protected Resource discoverystudy: 4.6%
  • Not metMCP Server Cardstudy: 0.2%
  • Not metA2A Agent Cardstudy: 0.0%
  • Not metWebMCP toolsstudy: 0.3%
  • Not metAgent Skills declaredstudy: 0.1%
AI crawlersSection 11

What AI crawlers may read (robots.txt)

This website sets no rules for any AI crawler by name, like 86% of the websites whose rules we could read. Every AI crawler follows its general rules.

Training AI

  • GPTBotpartly
  • ClaudeBotpartly
  • Anthropic-AIpartly
  • Google-Extendedpartly
  • Applebot-Extendedpartly
  • Meta-ExternalAgentpartly
  • FacebookBotpartly
  • Bytespiderpartly
  • CCBotpartly
  • Diffbotpartly
  • Omgilibotpartly

AI search

  • OAI-SearchBotpartly
  • Claude-SearchBotpartly
  • PerplexityBotpartly
  • Applebotpartly
  • Amazonbotpartly
  • YouBotpartly

Answering questions

  • ChatGPT-Userpartly
  • Claude-Userpartly
  • Perplexity-Userpartly
  • DuckAssistBotpartly
  • MistralAI-Userpartly

Read from the website’s own rules file (robots.txt). An asterisk marks a crawler the file names. The rest follow its general rules. “Partly” means only some pages are blocked.

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