Can I use WeChat when going abroad to Japan?

You can use WeChat to go abroad to Japan.

China Internet giant Tencent announced on July 15 that it plans to launch smart phone payment service in Japan this month. * * * The same news agency reported that Tencent launched a payment service for users of its social software WeChat.

Consumers only need to open the smartphone application software in the store and call up the QR code, and then scan and read it with the tablet computer in the store to complete the payment. Tencent's move aims to facilitate Japanese tourists to shop in China, so as to meet the demand of tourists to buy home appliances and other products in Japan.

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In the tourist city of Osaka, in order to attract tourists from China, more and more shops are introducing Alipay and WeChat payment. According to the website of Yomiuri Shimbun, in the grocery store "Nambo LOFT" in Osaka, the consumption of China tourists accounts for about 15% of the total sales. Following the "UnionPay Payment", the store has successively opened WeChat Payment and Alipay.

According to the shop owner, China tourists hardly pay in cash, but mostly pay with UnionPay cards or mobile phones. A WeChat payment agent in Tokyo said that as of last year, there were about 1 1 10,000 franchisees, and the settlement amount was several billion yen per month, equivalent to 10 times of the same period last year.

People's Daily Online-The increase of tourists from China boosted the promotion of mobile payment in Japan, and WeChat payment increased by 10 times.

People's Daily Online-Tencent WeChat pays for landing in Japan to facilitate China tourists to shop.