“Surely I can use my credit card and handover my cash like anywhere else, right?” You wouldn’t be wrong to assume that, but a cash-based society like Japan has certain rituals and customs that come with the territory. Get a bit more insight into how things work when it comes to money in Japan.

 

• Bad behaviour alert: 00:43
• Intro: 02:24
• Tip #1: 04:27 
• Tip #2: 07:18
• Tip #3: 08:09
• Tip #4: 10:18
• Scavenger Hunt Challenge: 11:13 
• This week’s sound: 11:48 

 

Links

• Uruguayan rugby players damage Kumamoto nightclub
• Japan launches cashback reward to offset tax rise
• Consumer Tourist Hotline
• Bonus Tip #2

 

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