According to a survey conducted in Japan between July 2021 and February 2022, the most common occasion to use electronic money was for smaller purchases at a store, as answered by almost 69 percent of respondents. Almost 40 percent of consumers resorted to the prepaid payment instrument when they did not have any cash with them.
Most common occasions for electronic money payments in Japan as of February 2022
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Japan Fair Trade Commission. (April 8, 2022). Most common occasions for electronic money payments in Japan as of February 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315238/japan-most-common-electronic-money-payment-occasions/
Japan Fair Trade Commission. "Most common occasions for electronic money payments in Japan as of February 2022." Chart. April 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315238/japan-most-common-electronic-money-payment-occasions/
Japan Fair Trade Commission. (2022). Most common occasions for electronic money payments in Japan as of February 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315238/japan-most-common-electronic-money-payment-occasions/
Japan Fair Trade Commission. "Most Common Occasions for Electronic Money Payments in Japan as of February 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315238/japan-most-common-electronic-money-payment-occasions/
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Most common occasions for electronic money payments in Japan as of February 2022 [Graph], Japan Fair Trade Commission, April 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315238/japan-most-common-electronic-money-payment-occasions/