Many iPhone 7 users outside of Japan hoped that iOS 11 would enable FeliCa software on NFC-F hardware which all iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 have, so that […]
My Not Smart Shinkansen Trip with smartEX
I followed all the smartEX registration instructions, honest I did. I logged into EX with my smartEX generated ID and password and purchased my Shinkansen ticket to Nagoya without a […]
smartEX Beats Suica to the App Store with English
There is a small chance that Suica App could release an English language version before smartEX App arrives on October 30 but I doubt it. The reasons are varied but […]
smartEX English Language Service and App Coming on October 30
JR Central announced that an English language version of the smartEX Shinkansen e-ticket service will launch October 30 along with the smartEX app. This comes exactly one month after the […]
iOS 11 does not activate Apple Pay for older Japanese iPhone (obsolete)
(Note: this post is obsolete information, iPhone 6, 6S, SE are no longer supported by Apple.) When Apple introduced Apple Pay Japan in October 2016, the official release stated: When […]
ICOCA Getting Ready for Apple Pay #2
Notice: Mobile ICOCA is launching March 2023 JR West announced additional stations that will gain ICOCA IC transit card support in the summer of 2018 completing the JR West IC […]
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