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Electronic cash cards carried by majority of Japanese

A significant milestone in the penetration of electronic cash within Japanese society has been reached, with this survey conducted by goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com into electronic cash showing that now over half the population (of... ...full story at What Japan Thinks

from What Japan Thinks on Mon, Jun 02 2008

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