JR East released a mobile version of their somewhat perplexing Welcome Suica card for foreign visitors: Welcome Suica Mobile app for iPhone. But here’s the thing, Welcome Suica app is […]
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Best Credit Cards for Mobile Suica/PASMO/ICOCA in 2025
JP Transit YouTuber Kenzy posted a very helpful video outlining the best credit cards for Mobile Suica, PASMO and ICOCA users (SUGOCA users too but this post will focus on […]
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Suica Renaissance: Beyond the Baloney
JR East has released a lot of different Suica roadmaps these past few years. First we got the 2018 Suica 2 in 1 roadmap for MaaS integration of regional transit […]
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Return of The Plastic Suica
September 1, 2024 marks the return of Suica and PASMO plastic cards to local station kiosks after sales were suspended in August 2023 due to IC chip shortages. While not […]
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Lazy Galapagos Media Lizards and the Transit IC Problem
Anytime you see ‘galapagos’ mentioned in any Japanese related tech article, know this: the writer is a lazy hack spicing up a crappy article with a sexy title. It’s no […]
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Suica 2.0 Platform Closeup: Next Generation Suica App
At the end of last Suica 2.0 Platform Closeup installment I wrote: What about Suica App?To quote Steve Jobs, “What about it? It’s dead. Right?” Suica App is not dead […]