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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,…