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World’s most expensive crab dies in Tottori, Japan.
The snow crab, which was sold for 2 million yen or $19,000 in an auction and was certified as the “highest crab in the world” by the Guinness World Records at that time, unfortunately died, according to NHK news. The facility that was breeding this crab will stuff and exhibit it in the future. This snow crab was auctioned off for 2 million yen, or $19,000. The crab was labeled as the highest-class male snow crab brand “Gokisei” called “Matsuba Gani”, and was the “most expensive crab sold at an auction” according to the Guinness World Records at that time. It was certified as a record. The snow crab was…
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Too many cashless payment options in Japan
Japan used to be a country with one of the lowest cashless payment options. This is a graph by digima-japan comparing countries and their cashlessness: However, with the corona virus pandemic, actual cash is less hygenic became less popular. A lot of new cashless options have emerged, and here they are as of 2020/11/1: Transportation IC type electronic money (Prepaid) (Usable anywhere in Japan): ICOCA, Kitaka, Suica, Monorail Suica, Rinkai Suica, SUGOCA, TOICA, nimoca, ISAS nimoca, Denden nimoka, Mejiron nimoka, PASMO, Hayakaken, manaca Transportation IC type electronic money (Prepaid) (Usable only in local areas): ICi-Card, IC bus card (Kitami bus), Asaca, ayuca, icsca, ICOUSA, itappy, Ibappi, IruCa, Iwasaki IC CARD,…
