I lived in Japan two years ago and didn't see that. But I did go to a small concert where I couldn't buy a ticket at the door without scanning a QR code. I couldn't get it to work. So someone else used their phone for me.

In Bali I went to Maybank to open an account. They wouldn't do it unless I had a smart phone with an active number they could call. No paper statements or deposit slips, smart phones only.