Seven Bank ATMs go biometric for account opening

Japan’s Seven Bank will equip its ATMs with face recognition capabilities to let users open bank accounts on the spot. According to Japan Today and sources close to the matter, the tech could be comin... ( read original story ...)

Japan bank to let users open accounts via ATMs

TOKYO — Seven Bank Ltd. will allow customers to open accounts through ATMs at convenience stores and other places as early as autumn 2019, it has been learned. The bank will equip ATMs with new ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan’s nightmare year

If you think Jerome Powell faces a difficult 2019 as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, consider what awaits Haruhiko Kuroda at the Bank of Japan. The New Year usually gets off to a slow start ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s $9 departure tax goes into effect

TOKYO -- Japan on Monday introduced a departure tax of 1,000 yen ($9.20) for each person leaving the country by plane or ship, the first new tax in 27 years. The tax will be tacked onto the price ... ( read original story ...)