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Issue No. 350
Wednesday December 28, 2005 TOKYO

+++ VIEWPOINT: Sins of the Fathers:
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Issue No. 349
Monday December 19, 2005 TOKYO

+++ VIEWPOINT: Sins of the Fathers: The Burden of the Yodogo Group's Children

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Despite the efforts of credit card companies, the majority of payments in Japan are still made in cash. Japanese love cash. Major players like Sony, Japan Railways East (JR East), the am/pm convenience store chain, and mobile carriers have launched a huge initiative to push virtual wallets on mobile phones. Can the combination of mobile and smart card technology change the way Japanese make payments?