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National | YEN FOR LIVING May 9, 2019

Cracks forming in Japan's premium-based universal health care system

by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku

One of the issues U.S. voters say they care the most about right now is health care. America is almost alone in the developed world in not providing its citizens with universal medical care. Japan, on the other hand, has universal health, though it differs ...

Business | YEN FOR LIVING Jun 8, 2018

Days are numbered for ATMs in Japan's banking system

by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku

On May 2, Shinsei Bank announced that starting from October it will impose fees for automatic teller machine (ATM) transactions. Shinsei's main sales point has always been its lack of ATM fees, but the bank will start charging ¥108 per ATM withdrawal unless the ...