2023 Golden Week Announcement
Metrobank Japan Branches would like to announce that during 2023 Golden Week Japan Holidays your remittances to the Philippines shall be processed and sent to your beneficiaries using Easy Postal Remit Card (EPRC) and Metrobank Easy Transfer Service (METS-SMBC/MUFG/Resona) subject to SCHEDULE I below:
Information on remittance handling during Golden Week 2023 (From Apr.28 to May.08)
| Service | Apr.28 (Fri) | Apr.29 (Sat) Showa’s Day |
Apr.30 (Sun) | May.01 (Mon) | May.02 (Tue) | ||||
| EASY POSTAL REMIT CARD (EPRC) | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| METS | METS SMBC | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||
| METS Resona | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| METS MUFG | 〇 | X | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| 〇 = Available X = Not Available | |||||||||
Please note that even though our specified services are available 24/7, processing is still subject to the receipt of funds from the Domestic bank used, kindly refer to SCHEDULE II below:
| Service | May.03 (Wed) Constitution Memorial Day |
May.04 (Thu) Greenery Day |
May.05 (Fri) Children’s Day |
May.06 (Sat) | May.07 (Sun) | May.08 (Mon) | ||||
| EASY POSTAL REMIT CARD (EPRC) | X | X | X | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| METS | METS SMBC | X | X | X | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||
| METS Resona | X | X | X | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| METS MUFG | X | X | X | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| 〇 = Available X = Not Available | ||||||||||
Given above schedule, we highly encourage you to send your remittances ahead of the Golden Week bank holidays to enable your Beneficiary to receive your remitted funds on time.
Important Notes:
*Kindly confirm the usage time of ATMs, Internet banking, etc. used for the transfer of remittance funds and the details of the services handled for each bank.
*Please be advised that even if the funds are received your remittance will not be processed and will be placed on hold in case of any of the following:
- Amount of Remittance exceeds ¥300,000 (will require additional actions)
- Expired ID/Non-provision of latest Customer Information per bank records
- Unknown Japan Address / Returned Mails
- Violation of Service Terms and Conditions
- Aggregate Remittance within 30 consecutive days amounts to ¥1,000,000 or more (will require additional actions)
Remittances not processed and placed on hold will only be processed upon the resumption of regular banking hours on the succeeding regular banking day after the holiday(s) subject to your proper compliance to bank requirements (ex. ID submission, confirmation of purpose etc.).
For related inquiries and clarifications please do not hesitate to reach us through Facebook (Metrobank Tokyo / Metrobank Osaka) or by sending us an email:
| Tokyo Branch: | Osaka Sub-branch: |
|---|---|
| Tel: 03-5281-7281 | Tel: 06-7711-1315 |
| Fax: 03-5281-7282 | Fax: 06-7709-9243 |
| Email:MBTOKYO@metrobank.co.jp | Email:MBOSAKA@metrobank.co.jp |
| 1F Kandabashi Park Bldg. 1-19-1 Kanda Nishiki-cho, | 3F Osaka Kokusai Building, 2-3-13 Azuchi-machi, |
| Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054 | Chuou-ku, Osaka 541-0052 |
Thank you very much.
Metrobank Japan Branches