It has been a year since the VISA payment network in Japan stopped accepting foreign issue VISA cards for Apple Pay In-App use with Suica and PASMO Wallet cards (and […]
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Using Apple Pay Suica • PASMO Commuter Passes when transfer protocol is in effect
The Yamanote Line was not running this morning due to a signal malfunction. Yet everything looked like any normal Monday morning commute so I had no idea when I entered […]
Mobile Payments
MythBusters: plastic Suica isn’t safer than Mobile Suica (updated)
Note: In light of the July 1, 2026 Mobile Suica temporary system maintenance when all app online services were offline from 09:50 to 18:00 JST, it’s time to run this […]
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The Sad State of Apple Pay Suica Online Guides
Now that tourists are back in Japan it’s time to take a look at the state of Apple Pay Suica English language guides. Since AtaDistance is mostly a collection of […]
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The ¥10 barrier-free train station tax fare increase
The railway station barrier-free fee system is “a Japanese railway fare system established with the aim of promoting barrier-free railway stations in urban areas” by leveraging a fee on urban […]
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Eki-Net Mobile Ticket Quick Guide
Sections JR East Mobile Ticket BasicsEki-Net DiscountsJRE POINT IntegrationRegistrationTicket PurchaseeTicket and Ticketless Use IntroJR East online ticketing service comes in 2 flavors: (1) Domestic Japanese only Eki-Net online ticketing webpage […]