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Subject: Re: Using ATMS in Japan Posted on: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 15:29:51 GMT

"Steven M. Scharf" writes:

>
> I never figured out the logic of this. In Taiwan there is probably an
> ATM every 100 meters that will take any ATM card on PLUS or
> CIRRUS. I guess Japan doesn't want to encourage people to spend
> money.

The magnetic stripe is at a different place on Japanese cards. That's
the major reason. They try to be incompatible with foreign standards
to protect their local market. Same story about cell phones.