Re: [tlug] [OT] Japan and 海外 credit cards

[Ai Ling <alchow@example.com>]

2009/8/2 Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>

Sach Jobb wrote:

> * Not too annoyed by this one, but why do they all close their doors at 3PM?

As above, because they can. 

Having previously worked in a (non-Japanese) bank, I must beg to disagree.  End of day accounting/closing procedures take that long to finish--my bank closed at 3 and it was a race to get everything done and reconciled before 5pm.  I don't think Japanese banks can actually _force_ people to stay and do zangyou, even if there's unspoken pressure--if the clerks (and notice how most of them are women) want to go home and cook/care for their children, the banks can't stay open for transactions.

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