The Specificity of Japan’s Cashless Payments and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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	Regionalistica 2021 Volume 8 number 5 pages 44-56

Title of the article	The Specificity of Japan’s Cashless Payments and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pages	44-56
Author	Gorshkov Victor Andreyanovich PhD in economics, associate professor at the Faculty of International Economic Studies University of Niigata Prefecture 471, Ebigase, Niigata City, Japan, 950-8680 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID: 0000-0002-3915-2832
Abstract	In this paper, we have addressed the specificity of Japan’s cashless payments in comparison to other economies, particularly countries from North-East Asia, and have considered the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The specificity of Japan’s cashless payments can be explained by both external and internal reasons. Our major finding is that COVID-19 pandemic has slightly trigged further development of cashless payments in Japan, however, numerous domestic factors still impede this process. Digitalization of the Japanese economy might positively affect further promotion of cashless payments.
Code	339.7
DOI	10.14530/reg.2021.5.44
Keywords	cashless payments ♦ Japan ♦ North-East Asia ♦ COVID-19 pandemic
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For citation	Gorshkov V.A. The Specificity of Japan’s Cashless Payments and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Regionalistica [Regionalistics]. 2021. Vol. 8. No. 5. Pp. 44–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.14530/reg.2021.5.44
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Financing	This research is supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists number 21K17964 entitled Cashless Economy in Russia: Problems and Development Prospects.
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