According to a survey conducted in Japan in December 2021, 60 percent of the respondents used their credit cards to pay for online shopping. 47.6 percent of the consumers used their credit cards to pay for purchases made at department stores or consumer electronics retailers.
Leading areas of credit card usage in Japan as of December 2021
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Cashless payment ratio in Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Cashless payment ratio in Japan 2013-2022, by payment method
- Premium Statistic Distribution of the cashless payment volume in Japan 2019-2022, by payment method
- Premium Statistic Distribution of the cashless payment value in Japan 2017-2023, by payment method
- Premium Statistic Distribution of payments from bank accounts in Japan 2022, by type
Cash
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- Premium Statistic Value of currency in circulation in Japan 2014-2023, by type
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- Premium Statistic Volume of cash withdrawals at ATMs in Japan 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Value of cash withdrawals at ATMs in Japan 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of people carrying cash in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Average amount of cash carried in Japan 2024
Cashless payments
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- Premium Statistic Cashless payment volume in Japan 2017-2022, instrument type
- Premium Statistic Cashless payment value in Japan 2017-2022, instrument type
- Premium Statistic Number of payment cards in Japan 2017-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Value of prepaid means of payment issued in Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Most used cashless payment methods in Japan 2024
Card payments
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- Premium Statistic Credit card sales in Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of the credit sales transaction value in Japan 2022, by sales channel
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- Premium Statistic Debit card transaction volume in Japan FY 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Debit card transaction value in Japan FY 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Amount spent per debit card transaction in Japan FY 2015-2022
Contactless and mobile payments
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- Premium Statistic E-money transaction volume in Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic E-money transaction value Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Amount spent per e-money transaction in Japan 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic QR code payment volume at stores in Japan 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic QR code payment value at stores in Japan 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of active users of QR code payment services in Japan 2018-2023
Non-bank money transfers
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- Premium Statistic Number of money transfers via fund transfer service providers in Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Amount of money transfers via fund transfer service providers in Japan FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Usage of money transfer services in Japan 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Volume of money transfers via QR code payment services in Japan 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic Value of money transfers via QR code payment services in Japan 2018-2023
Offline and online shopping
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- Premium Statistic Most popular in-store, or POS, payment methods in Japan 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Common instore payment methods in Japan 2023
- Premium Statistic Monthly share of cashless payments at convenience stores in Japan 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of the cashless payment volume at konbinis in Japan 2019-2022, by method
- Premium Statistic Image of cashless payment acceptance in Japan 2022, by business type
- Premium Statistic Leading payment methods among Japanese online buyers 2022
Payment behavior
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- Premium Statistic Payment method usage compared to one year ago in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Cash and cashless usage in everyday life in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Cash and cashless usage in everyday life in Japan 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of payment methods in monthly spending amount in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of payment method usage in Japan 2022, by payment amount
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Yu-Cho Foundation. (April 4, 2022). Leading areas of credit card usage in Japan as of December 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227809/japan-major-areas-of-credit-card-usage-japan/
Yu-Cho Foundation. "Leading areas of credit card usage in Japan as of December 2021." Chart. April 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227809/japan-major-areas-of-credit-card-usage-japan/
Yu-Cho Foundation. (2022). Leading areas of credit card usage in Japan as of December 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227809/japan-major-areas-of-credit-card-usage-japan/
Yu-Cho Foundation. "Leading Areas of Credit Card Usage in Japan as of December 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227809/japan-major-areas-of-credit-card-usage-japan/
Yu-Cho Foundation, Leading areas of credit card usage in Japan as of December 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227809/japan-major-areas-of-credit-card-usage-japan/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Leading areas of credit card usage in Japan as of December 2021 [Graph], Yu-Cho Foundation, April 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227809/japan-major-areas-of-credit-card-usage-japan/