Can ICBC Cosmos credit card be swiped in Japan? Will there be a handling fee?

If the card number starts with 62, it is a UnionPay standard card. This card can be used in consumption abroad, including Hongkong, Macau, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, France, Germany, Britain, Switzerland and other countries and regions. As long as the UnionPay logo is affixed to overseas ATM or POS terminals, UnionPay cards can definitely be accepted, and there is no handling fee for consumption. China UnionPay will adopt it on the same day.

If it's an ICBC card starting with 4, it's an international card, with the logo of UnionPay and international credit card organizations, such as Visa or Master. Holding such a card can be used not only on POS and ATM machines marked with UnionPay logo, but also on POS and ATM machines marked with this international organization, and the application scope will be wider. However, it should be noted that if cardholders swipe their cards at POS and ATM machines of international organizations, they need to pay currency conversion fees and cross-border transaction fees. In other words, if you hold an international card, you'd better choose the UnionPay system for consumption.