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seklarwia · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:59 am Post subject: ATM help needed

So I want to make a payment through a transfer at a JP Post ATM. Its not going abroad, but it is going to a different bank.

I've got all the details of the receiver such as bank name, branch name, account type and account number.

One of the JTEs kindly wrote out an indepth set of instructions of what I should see and the kanji for what I need to press.

I head on down to the machine and I can't find an option for furikomi anywhere. PayEasy is there, remittance is there, but I can't find the transfer option.

I wouldn't have the problem if I was able to get to a post office during banking times and deal with a person instead of a machine, but I need to have made the transfer by Friday and I won't be able to get into a branch early enough this week.

Has anyone been able to do this from a JP ATM? Is the transfer options called something else?

wayne432 · Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 255

I have done transfers to another account/bank before.
I use MUFJ atms (since that's my bank) and it has the furikomi 振り込み　option on the first screen.

Just want to double check but, you are doing everything through the Japanese side, right? Since the English side won't have the correct options.

seklarwia · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:42 pm Post subject:

Yup. I'm trying to use the Japanese not the English menu..
When I try to input kanji it often displays as unicode when I press submit unless I copy and paste the kanji from other sites, which I'm too lazy to do Wink

Sorry if that was confusing.

I'm guessing most ATMs display the transfer option as furikomi (My JTE wrote the same kanji as you did but with no "ri" or "mi"), but apparently not JP Post ATMs which is what I need to use since my account is with them.

wayne432 · Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 255

It could be listed as with it or without...
振込
振込み
振り込み

Basically it's the kanji to look for. My best advice... take someone who knows Japanese well with you and have them help you.

seklarwia · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject:

I didn't see the kanji at all. I even checked sub-menus for anything that could be furikomi.

I'll just take someone with me... if I could only find that intial option I know I could make the rest work. Its kind of infuriating. Some of the teachers at school were saying that they bet I time out at least 3 times before succeeding. They are going to laugh when they find out I couldn't get passed the main menu.

EDIT: I did it. In a 2nd sub menu after the main menu I found the an option for "furikae nyukin". After that it was fine. And I only timed out once... whilst I was changing how my name would be displayed from katakana to romaaji Embarassed

MTR · Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 16 Location: Tochigi

Hey Seklarwia,

Glad you managed to deal with the ATM problem in the end. The business hours of Japanese banks drive me crazy at times. Its almost impossible for me to pay my cell phone bill (with T1) on time each month.

I remember a thread you started to make contact with new Interac staff. It was around five months ago (I think) when you were peparing to head to Japan. How have your first few months gone? Did you get a post you are happy with?

seklarwia · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:55 pm Post subject:

Luckily my phone bills are automatically taken from my account. But I need to actually get into a bank to make my health insurance payment...speaking of which, I need to get in touch with good ol' yakusho because this months bill hasn't turned up.

You have a very good memory... I didn't even remember that thread!
First few months have been great - thanks for asking. I really like both my location and my school.

I am looking forward to the break though. School may be fun, but walking around looking like a wet poodle isn't. I haven't felt this uncomfortably sweaty since arriving in Beijing in summer 2007 (landed on my birthday. Stepping off the plane and being hit by that heat and humidity was not the best start to my special day!!!)
To make matters worse, an ever growing number or first years have taking to sniffing at me like puppies. Apparently they like the smell of lux soap, sanex roll on, tsubaki shampoo and menthol cigerettes.

Just out of interest, did you come out with Interac or take another offer in the end? And how are you liking your placement? And are you going to go home in the break?

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

MTR, do you not have the option of paying your phone bill at a convenience store? Or none around?