2% and 5% CASHLESS rebates are processed and paid out at the end of each month. So I was a little surprised last night when I opened JRE POINT app, […]
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The JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate Inflection Point
On the eve of the CASHLESS Rebate program launch I wrote: Regardless of whether the CASHLESS rebate is ‘a success’ or not, it will be a tipping point. Already I […]
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Reviews are in and it’s official: CASHLESS Rebate maps suck
Japan App Store reviews are fun to read because the Japanese write wonderfully scathing reviews. Never ‘this sucks’, but a numbing dry, oh so super dry analysis of everything wrong. […]
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JAPAN CASHLESS Inbound
Anybody visiting Japan can buy transit cards like Suica and PASMO at stations, or e-money cards like nanaco or WAON at convenience stores. These cards are ‘Japan issue’ cards that […]
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The JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate Day 2: the convenience store 2% instant rebate easter egg hunt continues
Another day, another adventure. Today’s discovery was that some convenience stores not yet listed in the CASHLESS iOS map app are already working for 2% instant rebates but and some […]
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The JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate Day 1: convenience stores
It was a fun day. I tried out some local CASHLESS rebate stores and it was…boring. I paid with Apple Pay Suica like I always do. A close examination of […]