"Murgi" <srindler@da2.so-net.ne.jp> wrote...

> My sister, having an Austrian issued Visa card, was trying to withdraw 10 
> man Yen from UFC. The pin code wasn’t acknowledged, and then she was told 
> to try another big bank…
> There she was told that the Visa card is only good to pay for goods in 
> shops!
> And she got the advice to try the post office…
> I couldn’t believe her story, but it is true!

Yes, she should have gone to a post office rather than a bank. The ATMs 
there even have an English-language option. She could also have used  an ATM 
in a 7-eleven convenience store.

See here for future reference...
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2208.html

-- 
Dave Fossett
Saitama, Japan