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Re:Not Paying with Cash by lofties on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @09:41PM (#45122515)
This 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

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Re:Not Paying with Cash by rendaw on Thursday September 04, 2025 @10:27AM (#45127653)
But 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?

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