I wrote about the upgrade dilemma facing users with iPhone X Suica problem devices in my iPhone XS quick review but wanted to break the discussion out into a separate […]
Play and Trade Suica Collection
Some people collect baseball cards, other people collect Suica cards. Most of the Suica cards pictured here are commemoration limited edition Suica from the 2013 Transit IC interoperability startup. The […]
Tokyo Metro joins Smart Charge bin brigades
Tokyo Metro has followed the JR East lead and joined the recharge bin brigade. Starting October 2 Smart Charge Kiosk machines are being installed at major stations along the Tokyo Metro […]
iPhone X NFC Problem: reader experiences
1️⃣ iPhone X Suica Problem Q&A Exchange Guide 2️⃣ iPhone X Suica問題Q&A交換ガイド (Japanese) 3️⃣ Apple Denial and iPhone X Users 4️⃣ iPhone X Suica Problem Index A reader shared his iPhone X Suica problem […]
Contactless Payment Turf Wars: PiTaPa Pitfalls
Contactless Payment Turf Wars: Transit Platforms >Contactless Payment Turf Wars: PiTaPa Pitfalls Contactless Payment Turf Wars: Why Oyster is missing from mobile Contactless Payment Turf Wars: Tapping the potential of […]
JR East and Sony creating ‘Super Suica’ card
JR East and Sony announced co-development of a ‘national’ super Suica card that will replace local Japanese transit card variations such as ICOCA, TOICA, SUGOCA, Kitaca, PASMO, manaca, Nimoca, Hayaken and others […]