New Service Makes It Easy for International Residents to Open Bank Accounts on Smartphone
April 17, 2023
10 min

Season 2 - Episode 7: New Service Makes It Easy for International Residents to Open Bank Accounts on Smartphone
00:00 / 45:00
Overview
Complicated procedures and the language barrier can make it difficult for non-Japanese residents to open bank accounts. We listen to a news story about a new service that allows international residents to easily open accounts on their smartphones. It was launched by a Tokyo-based regional bank and a financial technology firm on March 1. In the second half of the program we learn about what items you need to sign up for a bank account.
Episode Information
TV Show
Learn Japanese from the News
Season
Season 2
Episode Number
7
Air Date
April 17, 2023
Runtime
10 minutes
Guest Stars

Hiroaki Yamaguchi
Self - Presenter