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SoftBank among the bidders for Blackstone’s Japanese payment firm

Japan's cashless payments market has expanded for more than a decade as consumers who once overwhelmingly favored paper money turn to electronic services.

Takaichi administration considering 1% tax on food from next April

A tax cut to 1% would require less time to update cash register systems and could be implemented sooner than her campaign pledge of zero percent.

Shibuya begins handing out ¥2,000 fines for littering

Patrol officers will now monitor the ward and collect the fine on the spot from anyone caught throwing away trash improperly, with cashless payments accepted.

Nut allergies can be managed beyond strict avoidance, Japan study finds

TOKYO -- Walnut and cashew allergies can be "treated" to a level that does not interfere with daily life, even though it is said that fewer than 10% o

Teen visiting Japan arrested for allegedly hiding 6 mil. in stolen cash in restroom

FUKUOKA -- Police on May 28 arrested a Taiwanese student on suspicion of hiding 6 million yen (about $37,700) in cash swindled from an elderly woman i

Frugal and more online: Smarter spenders rewrite luxury’s China dream

Foreign luxury brands might not be retaining the pull — and the cashflow — in China that they counted on in the world's second-largest economy in the 2010s.

Japan regulator urges firms to use cash for growth, not returns

Shifting more of the country's wealth held by businesses and households to fund expansion is a key pillar of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's economic revitalization effort.

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As Japan stokes inflation, banks grapple with loan growth outpacing deposits

For decades, deflation kept loan demand tepid and prompted savers to hoard cash. Now the country is seeing an explosion of borrowing, and deposits aren't keeping up.