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But Japanese people largely still use cash, don't they?
by lisbbb 1y ago
But Japanese people largely still use cash, don't they?
- trenchpilgrim 1y agoThis isn't as true as it used to be. Mobile pay and IC-type cards have risen in popularity, and if you have a credit card, it's accepted in many places.
- lofties 1y agoThis is no longer true. With the advance of "cashless" systems that were heavily pushed and promoted by the government, cash payments have dropped significantly![0] Cashless payments now sit near 50%, up from 16% 10 years ago. [0]https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2025/0331_001.html https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2025/0331_001.html
- rendaw 1y agoBut not the anonymous, offline, accessible payment systems this thread is about. The online, ad infested phone-app-only, less accessible "cashless" systems like paypay. Even today the only place you can buy food with your pasmo/suica card is at the convenience store. Why is that?
- Gathering6678 1y agoFrom my experience, apart from small restaurants and yatais (basically food carts), as well as local buses in small towns, you could get by using a credit card / Suica perfectly fine.