Chinese payment apps raise questions in Japan ^80.1%

The Japan Times - By Francis Tang - 4/10/2026, 7:31 AM

Framing Effect 38.2% - Availability Heuristic 33.6% - Negativity Bias 33.6%

Politicians and a regulator have expressed concern that foreign payment apps might be used to circumvent Japan's domestic financial system, putting transactions out of reach of tax authorities and beyond routine surveillance, and raising potential money-laundering issues. They caution that the size and scale of these money flows is not... more