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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 25527774, member: 15588&quot;]I did look on Ebay and ordered a full set of the notes. I found a seller in Canada. I&#039;ll be curious to see them in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I posted the series E Japanese banknotes here a few years ago (I&#039;m not as active on this site as I used to be). I have to admit I really prefer the Kanji numerals prominent in the left center of the note. But maybe I just grew used to seeing that after years of looking at Japanese money. The new notes, presumably series F, don&#039;t look incredibly different from Series E. I&#039;m sure they will be fine. </p><p><br /></p><p>As to the disappearance of cash, this site has discussed that numerous times over the years. For many, cash has declined in use greatly over the past 5-10 years. The trend will likely continue, but cash will stick around probably for a while, though without some major upheaval (which would introduce many problems bigger than cash), it likely won&#039;t have the prominence it once did. As for me, I don&#039;t need cash anymore. It&#039;s actually become inconvenient for me to get it. I almost never have cash on me, and when I do, it sits in my wallet for months. Many major cities are now set up as cashless, with some exceptions. It&#039;s hard to do business now, especially in a major city, without supporting electronic payments.</p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s surprising about Japan is that even 5 years ago Japanese news (again, NHK) claimed that Japan has stuck hard to its tradition of using cash. I remember hearing something like only 10 - 20% of transactions were electronic. Only a few years later, I&#039;m hearing that electronic transactions have risen to over 50%. That trend will likely continue. But no one knows the future, who knows what will happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1635064[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1635065[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1635066[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1635067[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1635068[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1635069[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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