In the Tokyo region where Suica usage rates are well over 90% with Mobile Suica capable smartphones everywhere, generations of kids have grown up with it and are well versed […]
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Navigating the Japanese payments jungle with MobalPay
Sponsored by Mobal Communications, provider of communication & payment solutions to expats in Japan Visitors to Japan are often confounded by the variety of cashless payment options at checkout. Depending […]
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Apple Pay Suica Wallet app recharge working for foreign VISA cards after iOS 17.2 update
Notice: this post describes the situation of December 2023, latest updates here. The very long non-JP VISA credit card block by the VISA payment network for adding money to Suica […]
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The Mysterious Allure of Japanese Domestic Group Travel
Like most westerns I was allergic to the sight of Japanese travel groups. I vividly remember local Parisians making fun of them when visiting there one summer back in my […]
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Morning QR Code Buzz
For the past few days the same young gentleman has been in front of me in the tiny Ikegami LAWSON store self checkout line. Each time he attempts to navigate […]