According to a survey conducted in Japan between July 2021 and February 2022, the most common occasion to use a credit card was for expensive purchases at a store, as answered by more than 85 percent of respondents. The second most common occasion, with more than 84 percent, was for purchases online. Only a small minority of around 1.5 percent of respondents stated that they do not use their credit cards at all.
Most common occasions for credit card payments in Japan as of February 2022
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Statistics on Credit cards in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Tertiary Industry Activity Index of credit card businesses in Japan 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Cashless payment ratio in Japan 2014-2021, by payment method
- Premium Statistic Distribution of the cashless payment volume in Japan 2019-2021, by payment method
- Premium Statistic Most popular in-store payment methods in Japan 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Most used cashless payment methods in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading payment methods among Japanese online buyers 2021
Credit cards
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- Premium Statistic Issued credit cards in Japan 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of family credit cards issued in Japan 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of corporate credit cards issued in Japan 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of credit card contracts in Japan 2016-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of credit card contracts in Japan 2021, by age group and gender
Credit card transactions
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- Premium Statistic Credit card sales in Japan 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Outstanding credit card balances Japan 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Transaction value of the credit card industry 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Transaction value of the credit card industry in Japan 2012-2021, by type of issuer
- Premium Statistic Credit granted in the credit card industry in Japan from 2018 to 2021, by type
Consumer insights
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- Premium Statistic Share of people owning credit cards in Japan 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of credit cards owned in Japan 2021
- Premium Statistic Annual credit card membership fees paid in Japan 2021
- Premium Statistic Aspects considered when selecting credit cards Japan 2021
- Premium Statistic Most common worries regarding credit cards Japan 2021
Credit card usage
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- Premium Statistic Values of credit sales transactions in Japan 2012-2021, by sales channel
- Premium Statistic Leading areas of credit card usage Japan 2021
- Premium Statistic Factors affecting the use of credit cards in Japan 2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly spending on personal shopping using credit cards in Japan 2021
Credit card companies
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- Premium Statistic Sumitomo Mitsui Card's operating revenue FY 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Rakuten Card's operating revenue FY 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS' operating revenue FY 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Credit Saison's operating revenue FY 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic AEON Financial Service's credit card business revenue FY 2018-2021
Fraud
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- Premium Statistic Credit card fraud losses in Japan 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Credit card fraud losses in Japan 2014-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Losses caused by fraudulent use of credit card numbers in Japan 2014-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Experience with credit card fraud and compensation in Japan 2021
Further related statistics
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- Quarterly number of Visa issued credit cards in U.S. and worldwide 2015-2022
- Quarterly number of Mastercard issued credit cards in U.S. and worldwide 2019-2021
- Issued credit cards in Japan 2014-2022
- Quarterly value of credit available on credit cards in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Number of family credit cards issued in Japan 2014-2022
- Number of corporate credit cards issued in Japan 2014-2022
- Annual number of AmEx issued credit cards in U.S. and worldwide 2015-2021
- Monthly number of credit cards in circulation in the UK 2012-2021
- Number of credit cards in Russia 2014-2022
- Quarterly number of credit cards in circulation in Hong Kong 2018-2022
- Number of credit cards in Poland 2015-2021
- Quarterly gross lending on credit cards in the UK 2000-2022
- Number of credit cards in 8 countries in Latin America 2018-2019
- Share of payment method usage during COVID-19 in Hong Kong 2021, by method
- Share of payment method usage during COVID-19 in Taiwan 2021, by method
- Share of payment method usage during COVID-19 in Macao 2021, by method
- Ownership rate of credit cards in Japan 2011-2021
- Ownership rate of credit cards in Japan 2011-2021, by income level
- Cumulative number of debit and credit cards in Czechia 2017-2021
- Quarterly debit and credit card number in circulation in the Netherlands 2005-2021
- Credit cards and debit cards per capita in the United Kingdom 2010-2020
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Japan Fair Trade Commission. (April 8, 2022). Most common occasions for credit card payments in Japan as of February 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315204/japan-most-common-credit-card-payment-occasions/
Japan Fair Trade Commission. "Most common occasions for credit card payments in Japan as of February 2022." Chart. April 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315204/japan-most-common-credit-card-payment-occasions/
Japan Fair Trade Commission. (2022). Most common occasions for credit card payments in Japan as of February 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315204/japan-most-common-credit-card-payment-occasions/
Japan Fair Trade Commission. "Most Common Occasions for Credit Card Payments in Japan as of February 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315204/japan-most-common-credit-card-payment-occasions/
Japan Fair Trade Commission, Most common occasions for credit card payments in Japan as of February 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315204/japan-most-common-credit-card-payment-occasions/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Most common occasions for credit card payments in Japan as of February 2022 [Graph], Japan Fair Trade Commission, April 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315204/japan-most-common-credit-card-payment-occasions/