Season 4 Episode
- Season 2 Safety Tips for Driving in Snowy Conditions
- Season 2 Japan Post to Start Delivering Letters and Packages by Drone as Early as Fiscal Year 2023
- Season 2 Japan to Downgrade COVID Classification on May 8
- Season 2 Pollen Levels in Tokyo This Spring Projected to be Fourth Highest on Record
- Season 2 Justice Ministry Proposes Changing Law to Discourage "Kirakira Names"
- Season 2 Cyclists Required to Make Effort to Wear Helmet Starting April
- Season 2 New Service Makes It Easy for International Residents to Open Bank Accounts on Smartphone
- Season 2 New Evacuation Plan Aims to Leave No Person Behind in the Event Mt. Fuji Erupts
- Season 2 Train Fares to Go Up by 10 Yen to Improve Station Accessibility
- Season 2 New System to Allow Dynamic Pricing for Taxis
- Season 2 New Multilingual Guide to Having a Baby in Japan
- Season 2 Japan's Weather Agency to Forecast Linear Rainbands
- Season 2 Farmer Uses Ducklings to Grow Rice Without Chemicals
- Season 2 Japan Bans Trade of Invasive Crayfish and Turtles
- Season 2 Japan to Expand Eligibility for Skilled Worker Status
- Season 2 Japan to Issue Redesigned Banknotes in July 2024
- Season 2 Swordsmith Forges Sacred Blade for Shrine Deity
- Season 2 Police Warns Public About "Dark" Part-Time Jobs
- Season 2 Cooking Site Compiles Recipes for Disaster Preparedness
- Season 2 Railway in Gifu Launches New Food Model-Themed Train
- Season 2 Miyajima Island Introduces 100 Yen Visitor Tax
- Season 2 More Security Firms Utilizing Drones and Robots
- Season 2 Smartphone-Based Digital Business Cards on the Rise
- Season 2 New Anime Center Opens in Tokyo
Learn Japanese from the News - Season 2 Episode 7 New Service Makes It Easy for International Residents to Open Bank Accounts on Smartphone
0.00 10 minutes 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.
