TOKYO -- Japan will banish physical cash from the venue of the World Expo 2025, to be held in Osaka, making, the country an unlikely champion for a cashless economy, Nikkei has learned.
Event to be test bed for e-money involving 28 million expected visitors

Japan plans to go cashless at the 2025 World Expo at Osaka. (Source photos by Testuya Kitayama and Shihoko Nakaoka)
TOKYO -- Japan will banish physical cash from the venue of the World Expo 2025, to be held in Osaka, making, the country an unlikely champion for a cashless economy, Nikkei has learned.