Shinsei Bank's ATMs take evil alien cards

[Taro Toporific]

Shinsei Bank installs ATMs that take foreign cards
Japan Today, Sept 29
TOKYO — Shinsei Bank announced Tuesady that it has installed ATMs that accept bank cards and credit cards issued by foreign institutions participating in the international VISA and PLUS networks.

[gkanai]

Whoa.

nice move.

[Captain Japan]

TOKYO — Shinsei Bank announced Tuesady that it has installed ATMs that accept bank cards and credit cards issued by foreign institutions participating in the international VISA and PLUS networks.

How about on the weekends? My Shitibank card has a Cirrus symbol on it and it don't work on Sat and Sun. Mizuho is good until, I think, 6PM on both days.

[Taro Toporific]

How about on the weekends? My Shitibank card has a Cirrus symbol on it and it don't work on Sat and Sun. Mizuho is good until, I think, 6PM on both days.

NOTHING but nobody beats Japan Post ATMs at district post offices for accepting alien credit cards or for being open on the weekends. My district post office is open 24/7 for post services and the ATM seems to work until late too (9pm?).

http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/office_search/index.html
{Official} Service hours for ATMs and CDs
Weekdays 9 a.m. -5:30 p.m. (Hours vary according to office.)
Saturdays: 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
Sundays and holidays: 9 a.m. -5 p.m. at some 6,000 offices nationwide

[Steve Bildermann]

NOTHING but nobody beats Japan Post ATMs at district post offices for accepting alien credit cards or for being open on the weekends.

Ditto.

Problem may be that Koizumi wants to privatize the Post office.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/108703/1/.html

First effects of Typhoon 21 now socking it to Nagoya.

[Socratesabroad]

How about on the weekends? My Shitibank card has a Cirrus symbol on it and it don't work on Sat and Sun. Mizuho is good until, I think, 6PM on both days.

My Citibank Japan card worked 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week at any Citibank branch in Tokyo. Heck, it even works here in Tianjin at HSBC branches (the only foreign-card accepting bank in Tianjin)...