Fax machines and cash-only stores: Japan struggles to go digital

Ryuichi Ueki, like many Japanese small business owners, only accepts cash at his ramen restaurant [John Power/Al Jazeera] Tokyo, Japan – Ryuichi Ueki, like most restaurant owners he knows, only accepts cash. The fifth-generation owner of Asahi, a ramen restaurant in Tokyo’s historic Asakusa district, Ueki does not want to pay credit card fees or bother getting to grips with digital payment platforms such as Apple Pay and LINE Pay. Keep reading list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4 ChatGPT and the sweatshops powering the digital age list 2 of 4 New digital IDs in Kashmir raise surveillance concerns list 3 of 4 Digital divide hits women harder in poor countries: UN report list 4 of 4 Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed digital currency: All you need to know end of list “I do have some customers who ask to pay with a credit card, saying they don’t have cash. I tell them to go to the convenience store to get out money from the ATM,” Ueki, whose restaurant first opened its doors in 1914, told Al Jazeera. Despite the growing popularity of cashless payment worldwide, Ueki has no plans to change anytime soon. “It’s not necessary because we are comfortable […]

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