The Chinese are surprised in the Japanese: Can't use credit cards or mobile payment?

Japan's Tripeditor website on June 16th, original title: This is not available? The cultural differences that the Chinese have encountered in Japan are affected by the epidemic, and the global cash is accelerated without cash. This can not only reduce the risk of contact infection, but also make payment more convenient. But at present, there are still many places in Japan that can only be paid by cash. For example, some private stores or small -scale shops still do not support credit cards or mobile phone payment. On the other hand, people have no wallets on the street.

The author interviewed in Japan said that they were not used to cash payment in Japan. "It takes cash to go out in Japan, which surprises me. Even the roadside stalls support mobile payment. It is convenient to go out without having to bring wallets." "I work in a Japanese company. It can be paid online, but it is told that it is not available now. "

Not only shopping, the red envelopes of festival expression blessings have gradually no cash in China. "China used to use cash red envelopes before, similar to Japan. In the past few years, affected by the epidemic, I couldn't even see the nephews ... as a result, they asked Alipay to pay the New Year's money." China used this way in 2021 to pay for the New Year's New Year's Eve. The number of people increased by 267%year -on -year, and the red envelopes sent by the elderly groups increased by 210%year -on -year.

In 2021, cashless settlement accounted for 24.2%of personal consumption in Japan. Compared with it, the United States was 47.0%, Canada 62.0%, Britain 57.0%, and China was as high as 77.3%. In the near future, perhaps Japan can also go out easily like China. (Strict translation)

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