Japanese tourists are notorious for being clumsy and easy to mug. My theory on why this is so is that Japan takes such good care of its citizens, and is so safe, that when people go abroad to places where they have to be street-smart, they lose out hard. One of the ways you can get fucked is by not recognizing counterfeit bills and getting arrested for using them. That's why we have products like these:
The counterfeit bill detector uses a UV ray detector and a magnetic strip to scan patterns and magnetic code that are universally used in real bills. All you do is scan the coding on the bottom of the bill, and if you hear a BEEP! that means that it's real.
So if you often feel like a dumb tourist spending money that you can't even verify the authenticity of, this gadget's for you. Available here for just under 1600 yen.
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