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Japan Post Bank to end about 5,400 FamilyMart ATMs from January 2027
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Japan Post Bank said on October 6 that it will end operations of roughly 5,400 ATMs at FamilyMart stores, starting in January 2027 and closing them sequentially over about three years. Japan Post Bank cash cards will still work at the Seven Bank-run “Famima ATM” units in those stores, but deposits and withdrawals that are now free in weekday and Saturday daytime will cost 220 yen. Impress Watch and Nikkei reported the move follows the end of the bank’s ATM installation contract with FamilyMart.
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Japan Post Bank said on October 6 that it will end operations of about 5,400 ATMs installed in FamilyMart stores, starting in January 2027 and closing them sequentially. Nikkei reported the removal will take about three years and that specific closing dates will be announced store by store. Nishi-Nippon Shimbun and Tokyo Shimbun also reported the withdrawal from FamilyMart from January 2027 in their headlines. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
After the closures, Japan Post Bank cash cards will remain usable at the “Famima ATM” units that Seven Bank installs in FamilyMart stores, for deposits, withdrawals and balance enquiries. The fee structure changes: transactions that are currently free during weekday and Saturday daytime will cost 220 yen, Yahoo! News Japan and Impress Watch reported. Impress Watch specified the 220 yen tier as 8:45 to 18:00 on weekdays and 9:00 to 12:00 on Saturdays, and said deposits and withdrawals at other times will cost 330 yen. Nikkei reported that some services will move from free to paid without giving amounts. [ 1 , 2 , 5 ]
Impress Watch and Nikkei reported that the step follows the end of Japan Post Bank’s ATM installation contract with FamilyMart. Impress Watch reported that FamilyMart had previously offered E-net ATMs and Japan Post ATMs, and that from June it began introducing its own-design Famima ATM with Seven Bank, making that service the mainstay and expanding it. Yomiuri reported that FamilyMart began installing Seven Bank ATMs in June and plans to have them in stores nationwide by around 2030, while Nikkei reported that FamilyMart and Seven Bank reached a basic agreement on ATM installation in September 2025 and plan to replace all of the roughly 16,000 ATMs at FamilyMart stores in Japan. [ 2 , 5 , 6 ]
On network size, Impress Watch reported that Japan Post Bank operates about 24,000 ATMs at its branches and post offices, 1,000 outside them and 5,400 at FamilyMart, giving it more than 30,000 ATMs and the largest domestic network, with the 5,400 units representing just under 20 percent of the total. Yomiuri put the domestic total at about 31,000 ATMs, with just under 20 percent at FamilyMart stores. The bank said it will continue its domestic ATM network and follow up so that customers are not inconvenienced, and described tie-ups with other companies as necessary for its ATM business, according to Impress Watch; it also plans to develop ATM functions that complement counter services. Yomiuri reported that after ending installation at FamilyMart the bank will take measures such as installing new ATMs at stations and commercial facilities to maintain convenience. [ 2 , 6 ]
Impress Watch added that the FamilyMart units are a thin, custom ATM without passbook-printing functions, and that 130 such machines are also deployed at locations including airports, Coop Sapporo and Aozora Bank, where they will continue for the time being. [ 2 ]
Почему это важно
The withdrawal removes just under a fifth of Japan Post Bank’s domestic ATM network and turns previously free daytime deposits and withdrawals at those locations into paid ones, changing everyday cash access at convenience stores. It also reflects a shift in convenience-store ATM operations toward Seven Bank, which is installing its own units at FamilyMart and setting the fee schedule that Japan Post Bank customers will face.
Ключевые факты
- Japan Post Bank announced on October 6 that it will end operations of about 5,400 ATMs at FamilyMart stores, starting in January 2027 and closing them sequentially. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- The removal is to take place over about three years, with specific closing dates announced store by store, according to Impress Watch, Nikkei and Yomiuri. [ 2 , 5 , 6 ]
- After the closures, Japan Post Bank cash cards can still be used for deposits, withdrawals and balance enquiries at the Seven Bank “Famima ATM” units installed in FamilyMart stores. [ 1 , 2 , 5 ]
- Deposits and withdrawals that are currently free during weekday and Saturday daytime will cost 220 yen under the new arrangement, Yahoo! News Japan and Impress Watch reported. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The 5,400 FamilyMart units represent just under 20 percent of Japan Post Bank’s domestic ATM network, according to Impress Watch and Yomiuri. [ 2 , 6 ]
- The bank said it will keep its domestic ATM network and follow up so that customers are not inconvenienced, and described tie-ups with other companies as necessary for its ATM business, according to Impress Watch. [ 2 ]
- Nikkei reported FamilyMart and Seven Bank agreed in September 2025 to replace all of the roughly 16,000 ATMs in FamilyMart stores nationwide; Yomiuri reported the goal is Seven Bank ATMs in all stores by around 2030. [ 5 , 6 ]
Подтверждено несколькими источниками
- Japan Post Bank announced on October 6 that it will end operations of about 5,400 ATMs installed in FamilyMart stores, starting in January 2027 and closing them sequentially. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Japan Post Bank cash cards will remain usable for deposits, withdrawals and balance enquiries at the Seven Bank “Famima ATM” units installed at FamilyMart stores. [ 1 , 2 , 5 ]
- The withdrawal follows the end of Japan Post Bank’s ATM installation contract with FamilyMart, according to Impress Watch and Nikkei. [ 2 , 5 ]
- The roughly 5,400 units at FamilyMart represent just under 20 percent of Japan Post Bank’s domestic ATM network. [ 2 , 6 ]
Пока неясно
- When each individual store’s ATM will stop operating. Nikkei reported only that specific end dates will be announced store by store; the documents give no schedule.
- Whether the roughly 16,000 ATMs to be replaced is a final figure, and whether Seven Bank units will reach all FamilyMart stores by around 2030. The 16,000 figure appears only in Nikkei and the 2030 target only in Yomiuri; the other documents do not corroborate either.
- The fee of 330 yen at times other than weekday and Saturday daytime. Stated only by Impress Watch; other documents describe the shift from free to paid without giving the amount outside daytime.
- What effect removing just under 20 percent of the bank’s ATM network will have on customers. The bank says it will follow up to avoid inconvenience, but the documents give no assessment or data.
- Japan Post Bank’s exact domestic ATM total. Impress Watch says more than 30,000 and Yomiuri says about 31,000; the two figures differ.
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- Yahoo! News Japan reports that roughly 5,400 Japan Post Bank ATMs at FamilyMart stores will close sequentially from January 2027, with daytime deposits and withdrawals moving from free to 220 yen. [ 1 ]
- Impress Watch reports the 5,400 units will be removed over about three years and details the fee tiers and the bank’s network size. [ 2 ]
- Nishi-Nippon Shimbun reports Japan Post Bank’s ATM withdrawal from FamilyMart from January 2027. [ 3 ]
- Tokyo Shimbun reports Japan Post Bank’s ATM withdrawal from FamilyMart starting January 2027. [ 4 ]
- Nikkei reports the withdrawal follows the end of the ATM installation contract with FamilyMart and that closing dates will be announced per store. [ 5 ]
- Yomiuri reports the bank has about 31,000 domestic ATMs and will add machines at stations and commercial facilities to maintain convenience. [ 6 ]