UPDATE 5/11/21Visa JP finally officially joined Apple Pay Japanese credit card otaku tweeted late last night that the Apple Pay Wallet animation started displaying VISA, which it never did until […]
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VISA Touch Transit Boutiques
VISA Japan announced VISA Touch support on Kyoto Tango Railway, most media outlets simply ran edited versions of the VISA Japan press release. The infrastructure uses a slightly modified stera […]
Mobile Transit
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 […]
Apple - macOS
Big Sur Time Machine Migration
Howard Oakley reports a smooth experience upgrading to macOS 11.0.1 Big Sur. Good news, but I’m waiting for the 11.1 update while preparing for the Big Sur big move by […]
Apple
Google Maps ‘Real-Time’ Crowdedness Caveats: wherever data is available
Google Maps Japan has offered crowdedness transit information since June. The latest app version is expanding this feature: If you need to take transit, Google Maps can help you more […]
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Japan MIC in discussions with Apple for Wallet My Number Card Support
IT journalist Junya Suzuki posted an interesting “Pay Attention” column today regarding the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) plans for a digital version of My Number Card (Individual […]