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I've seen quite a number of anime where the targets for robbers are mostly
post offices and not banks and or other places that could have money. Is this
a plot device that started somewhere or is it actually a fact that robbers
actually go for post offices in Japan? If it is the latter, can someone shed
some light on why post offices are a favourite target for robbers?

Some examples of anime that have post offices robbed off the top of my head
are Sword Art Online and Toaru Majutsu no Index. There are probably more
titles where this happens that I can't remember.


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Why are post offices always a target for robbers in anime?


[Japan's post offices _are_
banks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Post_Bank). And the Japanese postal
banking system is nothing to sneeze at. In fact, in 2008, Japan Post Bank held
[more deposits than any other bank in the _whole
world_](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aeorvTng.HAA)!

It is hence unsurprising that shows set in Japan, like _Index_ and _Sword Art
Online_ , might feature robberies on post offices. There's a lot of money to
be had there!


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