Apple Pay Suica users got a a new recharge option today: Rakuten Point, some 3 years after Android Osaifu Keitai users got the same thing with Rakuten Pay Suica, a […]
Japan Journal
Two Funerals
When my Dad passed away last November, there was no way our family, my older brothers, could hold a funeral right away. Dad died in Salt Lake City, the family […]
Apple Pay + Wallet
Secrets of iOS 17 Apple Wallet: laying a foundation for open NFC
Now that WWDC23 has come and gone, it’s time to take stock of what’s changed, and what’s not, for all things iOS 17 Apple Pay and Wallet. On the surface […]
Mobile Payments
Thoughts on Suica 2.0
The Suica 2.0 launch in the Tohoku region on May 27, 2023 was not simply a launch. It marked the transition to a whole new business model for JR East. […]
Japan Journal - Japanese Buddhism
Return of The Dragon
It was a very tough winter for the priests working at Keishin-in temple on the top of Shichimensan. There was so much heavy snow that it snapped the utility poles. […]
Japanese Typography
WWDC outlook for a San Francisco C+J+K Apple Font
This is not a WWDC23 prediction, but at some point Apple will certainly unveil a variable San Francisco CJK (Chinese-Japanese-Korean) system font to match the rest of the Apple SF […]