Dedicated Issues··Friday, November 6, 2026, 12:03 PM

128 credit unions across western Japan just went DARK. ATMs, online banking and counter services are frozen at over 3,400 branches.

Officials blame equipment failure, rule out a cyberattack, and warn it may not be fixed today. In one of the most cash-loving countries in the world, there’s no worse time for the ATMs to go down than a Friday afternoon. 🇯🇵 128 credit unions across western Japan just went DARK. ATMs, online banking and counter

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