The Kyodo News agency published a report on August 28 claiming that some types of FeliCa chips shipped before 2017 are vulnerable and may be tampered with for certain operations. […]
Mobile Payments
Apple Pay branding and what it means
As usual, the ever growing number of inbound visitors to Japan are scratching heads at store checkout terminals asking to ‘pay with Apple Pay’ which doesn’t mean anything in the […]
Help Desk
EX Shinkansen Mobile Ticket Quick Guide
Sections Service OverviewsmartEX RegistrationEX Reservation RegistrationIC Card LinkingeTicket Reservation • Purchase IntroJR Central offers the EX Online Ticketing Services and accompanying EX App for Shinkansen mobile eTickets that can be […]
Mobile Payments
Tap to Pay on iPhone in Japan FeliCa questions
The low-key May 10 launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone in Japan follows a year of soon to be coming rumors that indicated FeliCa support. But that didn’t happen. […]
Mobile Transit
How long will the Suica card shortage last? (Updated)
2024-09-01 Update The shortage is over, Suica and PASMO cards are back on sale at local station kiosks The first indication that something was up the FeliCa chip supply chain […]
Mobile Payments
Suica 2.0 Platform Closeup: How Suica 2.0 will remove IC fare region barriers and much more
The Suica cross region problem, no thru transit going from the Suica area to the TOICA area for example, is a well known and criticized shortcoming of the Transit IC […]