Mobile Suica has had a rough 2 weeks. On June 24 a construction error during server center power supply expansion work left JR East Mobile Suica and Eki-Net online reservation […]
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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 […]
Mobile Transit
How much does Suica Off-Peak Commuter Pass really save you?
With the new train schedule and barrier-free transit tariff going into effect on March 18, current Suica Commuter pass users like myself who use the JRE POINT Off-Peak Commuter Point […]
Mobile Payments - Transit
State of Suica 2023
It’s time to take a look at Suica and Japanese mobile transit ticketing developments expected for 2023. The Suica transit platform and Transit IC partners will introduce some big and […]
Mobile Transit
High School Mobile Suica Commuter Passes and Apple Watch Family Sharing
There’s a very interesting section at the in the Apple Platform Security May 2022 document in the section covering transit and eMoney cards. Adding transit and eMoney cards to a […]
Mobile Transit
Google Pixel Watch Suica…with limits
Now that Google Pixel Watch Suica is here, the obvious questions are: is it global NFC or is it limited to JP models, is Suica the only JP payment service? […]