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Sony's Cashless Smart Card Catching on in Japan

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the are-they-tradeable dept.

Spasemunki writes "The New York Times reports here on the success in Japan of an RF-based, cash replacement smart card developed by Sony. Used primarily by Japan's largest railway company, the cards carry a declining cash balance (no link to your credit card or bank account if it is lost or stolen), and conducts transactions at railway turnstiles in 1/5 of a second. Mass transit remains one of the big areas for many folks where you just can't live without cash- this would be a big improvement over digging in the couch for exact change ... "

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  1. japanese people are annoying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    they go around using "l" in place of "r" and vice versa. really fucking annoying.

    yoo rike flied lice? kekeke ^_^

    fp 4 sak

  2. Japanese need smart cards by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    because their squinty eyes can't recognize the denominations of the bills.

    It's a fact.