Japan is renowned for its customer service. However, in the near future, there may be no one serving you at all. Here’s why even major chains like Mister Donut are using staffless shops – and how they’re contending with theft.
Wanna go cashless in Japan? You have options. Almost too many, in fact. Here’s what’s available – for both tourists and residents.
Thanks to COVID-19, the Japanese custom of otoshidama is going the cashless route this year – and some people couldn’t be more happy.
Japan’s modern 1 yen coin has an interesting 65-year history. But could cashless and COVID-19 soon make it a relic of the past?
Many Americans who move to Japan rave about the country’s health care. Here’s why non-American residents aren’t all that impressed.
More and more Buddhist templates are supplementing donation boxes with cashless donation systems – a trend that has some in Japan’s Buddhist world worried.
What was supposed to be a huge boon for the struggling convenience store chain became a software engineer’s worst nightmare. Learn about what went wrong – and how badly customers have suffered it.
Why does Japan save more money on average than the rest of the world?
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