Japan wants to go cashless, but elderly aren't so keen
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Cash is king in Japan, and more so for the country's fast-ageing population who are still deeply reluctant to give it up.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to make more Japanese - the world's most dedicated cash-hoarders – switch to using cashless payments is producing some success, but not nearly as much as desired. A growing rank of the nation's elderly pensioners are resisting change, which could see Japan fall further behind its peers in adopting mobile app payments and..