Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses

Re:Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses by tanjtanjtanj on Friday July 11, 2025 @10:18AM (#44532437)

I’ve been to this restaurant. They take cash as payment so I don’t think they are trying to dissuade tourists. Also, just a short few years ago I would say less than 10% of restaurants took any form of electronic payment.

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Re:Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses by franciscop on Friday July 11, 2025 @10:49AM (#44532774)

I've been 10 years on-and-off, and 10% sound way too low _if we include_ Suica/Pasmo. Credit card is another story and I'd agree.

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Re:Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses by anigbrowl on Friday July 11, 2025 @07:13PM (#44537744)

This is also tied to labor availability. A vending machine interface is expensive to set up, but less than the cost of a full time cashier.

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