JR East catches a lot of criticism, some rightly so, for having outdated, old fashioned apps and web services with crusty, confusing UI. As for me, I’d rather have something […]
Mobile Transit
JR East local transit migration to paper QR tickets for spring 2027
JR East finally made a long anticipated announcement: the end of local transit mag-strip paper tickets. The PR release tucks the transition to paper QR tickets info at the very […]
Mobile Payments - Mobile Transit
UWB Mobile Suica isn’t just walk-through gates, it’s payments too
JR East and Sony held an open demonstration of next generation Suica showing Mobile Suica Ultra-wideband (UWB) use in walk-through gates (JR East) and UWB touchless payments (Sony), taking place […]
Mobile Transit
JR Central mistake is Meitetsu gain
In late January 2026, JR Central announced the end of several popular discounted tickets on their Toyohashi/Nagoya route: JR Central’s goal in deleting regular-line discount tickets: steer travelers to use […]
Mobile Transit
Global NFC Samsung Galaxy and Why It’s Important
It makes sense that Galaxy will be the first Android device to add Suica support to all models from 2027 and later. Anybody from anywhere with one of those devices […]
Mobile Transit
Mobile Suica UWB walk-through gates are boring…which is great news
JR East quietly demonstrated Mobile Suica ultra-wideband (UWB) walk-through gates at the grand opening weekend (March 28, 29) of their newest mega-station retail complex OIMACHI TRACKS. A few short video […]