Credit card system outage causes nationwide disruption in Japan
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Visa (network provider)
Japan
July 16, 2026
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A system outage in an international credit card network caused payment failures across Japan. Major issuers like Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos and Sumitomo Mitsui Card were affected. Transportation-linked electronic money apps like Mobile Suica and Pasmo also experienced issues.
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