Financial services in Japan ATMs are common throughout the country, especially in densely populated urban areas. In April 2007, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe asked Japan's financial regulator to draw up measures to relax the rules that separate banking and broking businesses . Financial services in Japan Financial services in Japan refers to the services provided in Japan by the finance industry: banks, investment banks, insurance companies, credit card companies, consumer finance companies, government sponsored enterprises, and stock brokerages. Japanese law defines several types of financial institutions: There are over 50 foreign banks in Japan, including Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse,
Japan–South Korea relations GSOMIA is automatically extended unless either of countries wants it to be demolished. In August 2017, South Korea and Japan decided to renew the agreement. Shinzo Abe, to increase its military profile in the region. Since Lee Myung-bak's visit to the Liancourt Rocks and repeated demands for the emperor to apologize again in 2012, the Japanese public's image of South Korea deteriorated significantly. Japanese tourists to South Korea declined by half from 3.5 million in 2012 to 1.8 million in 2015 while South Korean tourists doubled from 2 million in 2012 to 4 million in 2015. The Diplomatic Blue Book