• The government is considering allowing firms to pay salaries in electronic money, as Japan plans to open up in April to more foreign blue-collar workers, who are expected to face hurdles in opening bank accounts as they lack domestic assets and transaction histories. | GETTY IMAGES
    The government is considering allowing firms to pay salaries in electronic money, as Japan plans to open up in April to more foreign blue-collar workers, who are expected to face hurdles in opening bank accounts as they lack domestic assets and transaction histories. | GETTY IMAGES

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The government is considering allowing firms to pay salaries in electronic money to promote a shift toward a cashless society, sources said Tuesday.

The move is being sought as Japan is opening up in April to more foreign blue-collar workers, who are expected to face hurdles in opening bank accounts as they lack domestic assets and transaction histories.

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