Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them. New yen notes set to be introduced this summer won’t be compatible with many machines that businesses like ramen shops rely on.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 29 days ago

Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them. New yen notes set to be introduced this summer won’t be compatible with many machines that businesses like ramen shops rely on.

parpol@programming.dev · 29 days ago

It happens quite often, actually. The IC card runs out, and they end up pausing the line in order to pay with cash. Now that cash might no longer work, it might cause bigger disruptions and longer delays.

Imagine a bus becoming 2 minutes late in japan. This might end society altogether.