When I visited I described this as "one foot in the future and one foot firmly in the past" Some things are futuristic and obvious improvements (e.g. Suica and

When I visited I described this as "one foot in the future and one foot firmly in the past" Some things are futuristic and obvious improvements (e.g. Suica and ApplePay NFC support in 2016/2017) and others are stubbornly in the past (e.g. cash only, physical media, place and structure of society).