Now that the monthly economic magazine ‘Diamond’ has run it’s annual, “open-loop ticketing is the future so JR East is going backwards sticking with Suica” hit piece, piling on so […]
Japan Journal
The Last Tycoon
As the raucous American 2024 election campaign season enters its final weeks, it’s important to note a few ‘lasts’. It’s the last Donald Trump campaign, win or lose he will […]
Mobile Payments
10 Years of Apple Pay
Apple posted an ‘update’ on their news page, Apple celebrates 10 years of Apple Pay, where Jennifer Bailey promotes Apple Pay accomplishments, plugs new iOS 18 Apple Pay features (pay […]
Japan Journal
Curse of the MBA CEO
The wisdom of Steve Jobs is timeless. He really understood what it takes to create great products and how to make it happen organizationally. As someone who was ejected from […]
Apple
iOS 18 features not coming to Japan*
Now that Apple has finally uploaded the iOS 18 All New Feature PDF for Japan, it’s time to play our favorite game: compare the USA PDF and see what’s not […]
Japan Journal
Thoughts and thanks to FeliCa Dude
It’s been a few years since that elusive online persona going by the handle ‘FeliCa Dude‘ has posted anything on social media. Wish I was wrong but I think it’s […]