Scott Reynolds wrote:
> Jim Breen wrote:
>> Scott Reynolds wrote:
>>> Jim Breen wrote:
>>>> .... Fortunately these days with Internet banking, etc. etc. such
>>>> accounts are usually less necessary.
>>> I suppose so. Do you have any recommendations in that department, BTW?
>> None that are useful, except it is more convenient to use a bank which
>> actually has a branches in foreign parts.
> 
> That sounds like good advice, and I'll keep it in mind if I ever have
> the chance at an extended stay in foreign parts. <g>
> 
Don't be fooled by Mizuho. I used to have an account with their San Jose
branch, and could not do account transfers to people with Mizuho account
in Japan, nor access my US account from a Japanese branch.
KWW