news.yahoo.com — Today, however, for 15 million Japanese, paper money is a thing of the past, according to the Japan Research Institute. No longer solely used for online purchases, e-money, accessed via a smart card or mobile phone, has become a way of life for many consumers in Japan.
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mpeters13Jan 31, 2006
"yeah this is BSJapan is very much a cash society...If you want to see E-money at work, go to Hong Kong with their octopus card<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card</a>now that is revolutionary. posted by futoshi (0) "We need more digg users like this. That octopus card is amazing.
nipponbillFeb 1, 2006
Unbelievable BS. Where is this idiot doing research? (hint: not in Japan)I too live in Japan and there are very few activities you can do without a big wad of cash.No DIGG for doing research in a manga-fantasy world.
futoshiFeb 1, 2006
"In Japan we have the same card system as HK's Octopus card....here it's called "EDY"."Yes but in HK the Octopus card is used a lot more than the equivalent in Japan. I would sooner believe the 11% figure would apply to HK sooner than in Japan, on the basis of the usage of the octopus card.
allanpatFeb 1, 2006
when i was in japan, i only found ONE major electronics superstore that accepted credit cards my entre 10 days there. as advanced as japan may be in some regards, they're ass backwards when it comes to credit/debit cards.whoever wrote this article has no clue what they're talking about
stanleyfreshFeb 2, 2006
If ya got some nice, crispy new yen bills... now's the time to save em. They'll surely be worth like bajillions of e-dollars some day.