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getting money in Japan

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

I mentioned to Mari that I noticed when getting money at an ATM that the ATM had a currency button. Not one that allowed you to select various currencies; it just let you select yen.

And it was mandatory to get the money.

I wonder why it was designed that way, what possible purpose would stocking various currencies in an ATM at a 7-11 serve? Especially when the button is clearly marked '円'!