August 8, 2005
TOKYO - Gold investing in Japan may soon be as easy as picking up a pack of smokes at the neighborhood convenience store. Bringing a whole new level of convenience to gold investing, trading giant Mitsui & Co. plans to offer its "gold accumulation plan" through select IY Bank outlets in Ito-Yokado Co. supermarkets, with a possible move to 7-Eleven convenience stores in the future. IY Bank is almost entirely based on ATMs.