I feel like at least the 500 yen coin update is well timed with the cashless boom, and more and more vending machines are accepting touch payments. Though I fee

I feel like at least the 500 yen coin update is well timed with the cashless boom, and more and more vending machines are accepting touch payments. Though I feel like this sort of change is not going to really bubble down much to vending machines out in the sticks. Though as a whole the cost of handling cash is being pushed to users more and more. Coin deposits cost money now, train tickets cost a bit more...