| Japanese banks typically offer
savings account to individual customers. Checking accounts
are used primarily by businesses. As a result, writing checks
is not a common practice in Japan. Utility bills are typically
paid by automatic deductions from their bank account.
Frequently, small shops and restaurants do not accept credit
cards. When people shop, they usually carry a large sum of
cash or use debit cards or prepaid cards rather than credit
cards. Traveler's checks are almost unheard of in Japan.
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