Mobile PASMO was announced in January 2020, launched on Android Osaifu Keitai in March and will land on Apple Pay with the iOS 14 update this fall. As early as […]
Road to Super Suica: cloud integration
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 […]
Mandatory Suica App Update
Mobile Suica issued a system notice today: there is a new version of Suica App (v2.7) on the App Store, users must update by July 21. After that date you […]
Apple Pay Suica Commute Plan Refunds
In the COVID era people are working from home as much as possible. With less need for commuter passes, people are either not purchasing them or buying short term one […]
New JR East Shinkansen eTicket service launch
Related post: Eki-Net Mobile Ticketing Quick Guide March 14 marked the end of Mobile Suica Shinkansen ticketing in Suica App and the start of a new open IC transit card […]
Transit IC only JR East Shinkansen eTicket reservations start today
The new JR East Shinkansen eTicket service debuts March 14, but 30 day advance ticket reservations mean it kinda starts today. The best explanation, Japanese only at this point, is […]