If there’s one thing Japan loves, it is economical competition. There are like 40 different ways to pay at a shop, it’s absurd.
And yet everyone will pay with cash.
This used to be the case 15 years ago, but unless you go to some tiny independently owned place, you can usually pay with credit card or suica. If not, then with one of those QR code payment options. I rarely carry cash anymore.
That’s not absurd, that’s awesome
It can be both!
Absurdly awesome!
That Q+ looking one near the bottom left is how Apple Pay came to be in Japan.
I can’t pay with interpretive dance?! I shall not be frequenting this establishment. Good day to you.
Innovation and competition at it’s peak: You get to choose the color of your noose.
But (presumably) no cash or crypto because someone has to take a 3% cut.
With that many options, it’s your bad if the card doesn’t work. Wow haha
Wow, all of that and no crypto. That’s impressive.
Japan is permanently in the '90s (and I love it).
I’ve seen the phrase “Japan has been stuck in the year 2000 since 1980”
It’s almost like Japanese boomers keep maintaining the status quo at the expense of younger generations.
Now do it for game consoles
Yakuza is heading your way
Yes! It’s good they’re doing this. It would be better if they weren’t letting Nintendo brick homebrewed consoles.
Japan was the first one to prohibit tinkering with game saves and consoles, they aren’t going to revert it now.
Does that mean I can get a 3rd party eShop on my Nintendo Switch? 😆
Yes you can! And Nintendo will then sue your ass off :-D
Me: but I’m completely following the law!
Nintendo: Your point?
I wish, but this seems specifically aimed at smartphones only. However, this could open the door for Nintendo to make their own eshop for Android or Apple, and I suspect that’s what the gov is going for because it would directly benefit Japanese companies at the expense of foreign ones.
Why would Nintendo want a shop on Android and Apple? They don’t own those platforms…
They sell games on those platforms
They would love to not give a cut
