Banks are closed in japan / How about in your country?

Japan
January 2, 2023 5:07am CST
from 31st of december banks are closed and i cant use my bank . i need to deposit to send my mom but all bank closed and still i am not sure if they will be open tomorrow. this is because of new years traditions and other things! how about in your country? do they close banks for 3 4 days during the new year s days?
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
2 Jan 23
Banks here are closed on public holidays and weekends too, so it was closed from 31 December, and will be opened on 3 January. Nowadays I usually use internet banking to transfer money. If I am not mistaken, some banks here don't handle the deposit or withdrawal matters, we are asked to either use internet banking or the ATM machine to do the transfer too.
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• Japan
2 Jan 23
i also use internet banking here but i need to use atm for deposit !
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
2 Jan 23
@japanesesamurai Do you still have access to ATM when the banks are closed?
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• Japan
2 Jan 23
@kaka135 no! that s the problem! check the photo i added . they close the enterance so we cant go in and use atm ..
@LadyDuck (458730)
• Switzerland
2 Jan 23
Today the banks are open here, it's no more a holiday.
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@LadyDuck (458730)
• Switzerland
2 Jan 23
@japanesesamurai But they will be closed on Friday, because it is a holiday.
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• Japan
2 Jan 23
lucky you ..
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 23
It is likely because of the New Year holiday. Is it possible for you to use the online banking?
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• Japan
2 Jan 23
deposit is the thing i need to use , so no i need atm! thanks anyways
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@maezee (41997)
• United States
2 Jan 23
Same here, banks and postal service and a lot of government agencies are closed.
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• Japan
2 Jan 23
it is very bad .. i think at least one bank or one agency must be open for an emergency.
@kataomoi (708)
• Japan
8 Jan 23
America here. Banks are always closed on national holidays. I think this year, they closed early on December 31 (half day) and closed full day on January 1st and 2nd (Monday is an observed holiday due to NY being on a Sunday). It's a good thing I didn't have any banking needs during this time.
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• Japan
8 Jan 23
yeah i should deposit earlier!