All praise the convenience store ATM

There is no denying that Japanese convenience stores make life that bit easier. The convenience is also undeniable. It is such an amazing resource to have a local shop that offers not just packaged food, but prepared food too. And apart from food and drink, daily necessities too. Then there is the services they offer. Such as a place where you can pay bills, buy concert tickets, print photos and so much more. Another service that is super convenient is the ATM. 

Today, October 8th, is "Convenience Store ATM day". This anniversary was established by E-Net, Inc., a pioneer of convenience store ATMs. The reason it is on October 8th is because on this day in 1999, the first bank-affiliated ATM was installed in a convenience store in Japan. Since then, ATMs have supported the lives of countless people as "close, convenient banking counters" available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 

When I first came to Japan the convenience store ATMs did not work for withdrawals from banks overseas. But nowadays a lot of them do, adding to the convenience not just for locals, but for tourists too. According to 7-Eleven they have more than 28,000 ATMs nationwide that accept international cards. Do you use the ATMs at convenience stores for withdrawing cash?