The original AirPods were a godsend for morning rush hour commuting on the super crowded Yamanote line in Tokyo. The sound quality was not all that different from the wired […]
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iOS 16 Apple Pay and Wallet Fine Print Features
iOS 16 doesn’t have many big new flashy features. There is the Dynamic Island for iPhone 14 Pro, which I would love to have but I’m holding on to my […]
Japan Journal - Japanese Buddhism
Stolen Buddhas
The day after Christmas 2019, a priest noticed a broken temple door. Inside the hall one of the Buddhist altar statues, Many Treasures Buddha, was missing. The temple is deep […]
Mobile Payments
VISA blocking foreign issue cards for select Japanese in-app and online payments
(Non-JP VISA now works with Apple Pay Suica, latest VISA situation update here) When foreign issue VISA cards in Wallet stopped working for Apple Pay In-App Suica and PASMO recharge […]
Japan Journal
Last Hike Down from Akaishi
Rainy season ended Friday and Japanese summer officially arrived so I celebrated. I had a bowl of soba then drank through 3 different bars each more boring than the previous […]