Japan ATM owner fees?

[null]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone knows if ATMs (in particular 7-11/Post Office ATMs) in Japan have ATM owner fees? I'm not talking about foreign exchange fees etc (I'm using a Wizard card) but a fee similar to the $2 charged in Australia when you use an ATM not from the same bank as the card you're using.

 

[serfty]

It's a year ago now, but I did not come across any ATM fees in Japen using my Wizard.

 

[Cynicor]

Agreed. Not once did I encounter a fee, though it was also a year ago.

 

[KLN]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone knows if ATMs (in particular 7-11/Post Office ATMs) in Japan have ATM owner fees? I'm not talking about foreign exchange fees etc (I'm using a Wizard card) but a fee similar to the $2 charged in Australia when you use an ATM not from the same bank as the card you're using.

i have a Westpac Handy Card, and would take out approx $650.00 AUD, and this was from 7/11's and ATM's and each time the extra charge was approx $20.00 AUD.
that was Sept/October 2009.

 

[serfty]

i have a Westpac Handy Card, and would take out approx $650.00 AUD, and this was from 7/11's and ATM's and each time the extra charge was approx $20.00 AUD.
that was Sept/October 2009.

That's Westpac's currency conversion fees, ATM fees and their ilk in action. That goes to Westpac. (See here: http://www.westpac.com.au/personal-banking/services/overseas-services/using-atms-overseas/)

This thread's about paying a flat rat of several hundred JPY for the privilege of withdrawing cash. Those funds would go to the ATM's owner. (As per this thread, none have been reported.)

 

[SeaWolf]

I haven't been to Japan, but I did have this problem in the US. Pretty much all the ATMs will levy a fee of their own on top of what your bank is charging you.

 

[Fifa]

It has been just over a year since I used a Post Office bank and it was free to withdraw money using my Wizard CA card.

Please note 7-Eleven no longer accepts Mastercard:
http://www.sevenbank.co.jp/english/pdf/2009/2009120131.pdf

 

[mvjs]

I withdrew from the Citibank ATM as Osaka-Kansai and no fee was levied. Japan seemed probably the least ATM-ified country I've encountered–at least ATMs that us gai-jin could use!