Mobile Suica Shinkansen eTicket service via Suica App ended in March 2020, replaced by the cloud based JR East Eki-net Shinkansen eTicket service. Since Mobile Suica Shinkansen is gone and […]
The iPhone SE Bright Spot in Japan
MacRumors and other sites are reporting the Counterpoint Research note that indicates iPhone SE sales will be the ‘bright spot’ in Apple’s Q3 2020 quarter. I have alway said that […]
One week in
Apple Pay Octopus has been in service for a week so I asked for some Apple Watch field impressions on Twitter. Overall, users seem pretty impressed: I am using it […]
If you need to enter your passcode
A reader asked me about using face masks with Express Transit. The great thing about Express Transit with Suica and Octopus is that the user doesn’t need Face ID or […]
Rakuten Pay Suica
One year after the tie-up was announced, the Rakuten Pay Android app was updated yesterday and now supports adding a Rakuten branded Suica card and recharging that earns Rakuten Points, […]
Garmin Pay Suica aka Google Pay on iOS
Garmin Pay Suica went live May 21, effectively breaking the 4 year Apple Watch/Apple Pay Suica monopoly. As any Apple Watch user in Tokyo will tell you, Apple Pay Suica […]