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    21 days ago

    Buses also don’t support the new notes, and haven’t been supporting new 500 yen coins for a few years now. You also pay with IC card here, but whenever you run out on your card you still need to pay with cash, and if you cannot do that, you’ll disrupt the bus route.

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        21 days ago

        It happens quite often, actually. The IC card runs out, and they end up pausing the line in order to pay with cash. Now that cash might no longer work, it might cause bigger disruptions and longer delays.

        Imagine a bus becoming 2 minutes late in japan. This might end society altogether.