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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://toad.social/users/minorusaba/statuses/115789053430074872">Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Saturday, 27-Dec-2025 10:59:04 JST</a><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba" title="minorusaba@toad.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/139443-48-20230930221108.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Minoru Saba" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Minoru Saba</a></section><article><p>"Even with strong govt support for cashless payments, Japan remains unusually cash-heavy"<br><a href="https://japanhandbook.com/cash-vs-cashless-in-japan-navigating-a-society-in-transition/" rel="nofollow">https://japanhandbook.com/cash-vs-cashless-in-japan-navigating-a-society-in-transition/</a><br>🔸Have found IC cards for public transport fast &amp; convenient, but paying by digital wallet apps in shops tends to be tests in patience: search bag for phone, unlock phone, wait for app to start, hit with 2FA so start mail app for passcode, find app has timed out, retry whilst noticing the restless queue growing behind me... give up &amp; pay with cash😓</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5994931#notice-11795008">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-12-27T10:59:04+09:00" title="Saturday, 27-Dec-2025 10:59:04 JST">about 4 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/115789053430074872" rel="external" title="Sent from toad.social via ActivityPub">toad.social</a></span></span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/115789053430074872">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: japanhandbook.com</div><h5><a href="https://japanhandbook.com/cash-vs-cashless-in-japan-navigating-a-society-in-transition/">Cash vs Cashless in Japan: Navigating a Society in Transition</a></h5><div> from <span>Adrika</span></div></header><div>Japan is famous for loving cash, yet QR codes, IC cards, and smartphone wallets are now everywhere. This guide explains how Japan is changing, where you still</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Saturday, 27-Dec-2025 10:59:04 JST Minoru Saba
"Even with strong govt support for cashless payments, Japan remains unusually cash-heavy"
https://japanhandbook.com/cash-vs-cashless-in-japan-navigating-a-society-in-transition/
🔸Have found IC cards for public transport fast & convenient, but paying by digital wallet apps in shops tends to be tests in patience: search bag for phone, unlock phone, wait for app to start, hit with 2FA so start mail app for passcode, find app has timed out, retry whilst noticing the restless queue growing behind me... give up & pay with cash😓
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  Japan is famous for loving cash, yet QR codes, IC cards, and smartphone wallets are now everywhere. This guide explains how Japan is changing, where you still

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