The first ‘Super’ Suica 2 in 1 region transit card launches March 21, the Tochigi totra card, as in total transit. The card was first announced by JR East in […]
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End of the line for Suica and the native Japan Transit IC smartcard standard?
There is a consistent theme among some Japanese tech journalists: the native Japan Transit IC smartcard system is obsolete and destined for that fabled junk heap, the Galapagos island of […]
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Smart Navigo reportedly launching on Apple Pay
Notice: Apple Pay Navigo launched 2024-05-21 Smart Navigo, the Paris~Île-de-France region digital transit card for mobile, currently on Galaxy devices and Android smartphones with Orange SIM cards, is reportedly coming […]
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Suica 2 in 1 Region Affiliate Card List
This is the list for JR East Suica 2 in 1 region affiliate transit cards. I’ll update this page as new cards are announced. 2 in 1 Region Affiliate ListAs […]
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Suica 2 in 1 cards announced for Aomori and Akita City buses (Updated)
Another day, another JR East Super Suica 2 in 1 card announcement, this one for Aomori City buses due to launch in spring 2022, just about the same time as […]
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Farewell FeliCa Octopus, save the last tap for me
The 2019~2020 Apple Pay Octopus launch saga made one thing was very clear: Octopus was living on borrowed time: Octopus Cards Limited (OCL) has been slow extending the service to […]