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tanjtanjtanj on July 11, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small busin...

I’ve been to this restaurant. They take cash as payment so I don’t think they are trying to dissuade tourists. Also, just a short few years ago I would say less than 10% of restaurants took any form of electronic payment.

anigbrowl on July 11, 2025 | [–]

This is also tied to labor availability. A vending machine interface is expensive to set up, but less than the cost of a full time cashier.

franciscop on July 11, 2025 | [–]

I've been 10 years on-and-off, and 10% sound way too low _if we include_ Suica/Pasmo. Credit card is another story and I'd agree.

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