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Japan has long been phasing out the hassle of coins and bills with microchip-laden "smart cards," which let people make electronic payments for everything from lunch to the daily commute.


But even smart cards could be on their way out, their plastic presence overtaken by virtual-wallet technology now available in the everyday cellphone.


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Japan carrier packs purchasing power into mobile phones

By Yuri Kageyama | July 26, 2004 - 12:00am

TOKYO (AP) – As it is, you don’t leave home without it. In a world of cashless payment, why not simply make your cellphone a wallet? Japan has long been phasing out the hassle of coins and bills with microchip-laden...

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