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Japan: Why are checks not used in Japan?

Categories: East Asia, Japan, Economics & Business, History, Law

Joe at Japan Law Blog explains the reasons why, unlike in many other countries, in Japan checks never caught on [1]: “Japan has an entire legal structure for the payment systems familiar to Americans and Europeans. Yet if you live in Japan all your life, you may never write a check unless you have to pay someone overseas.”