On Sun, 11 May 2008 19:48:05 +0100, Arthur Figgis
wrote:

Is it true that the Japanese don't really go in for payment by card, and
happily carry around large amounts of cash instead?

I believe so. Cash machines are also less common than over here and
tend to open only business hours - so another reason not to get
"caught short". The crime rate is very low, though, so the chance of
it getting nicked is fairly small.

Neil

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