There is a consistent theme among some Japanese tech journalists: the native Japan Transit IC smartcard system is obsolete and destined for that fabled junk heap, the Galapagos island of […]
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2021 Outlook: Apple Pay Code Payments and Multi-Payment Wallet Cards
A happy new year to everybody. When reading Junya Suzuki’s year end Apple Pay and contactless history in Japan article, I was irritated by its ‘rah rah for open loop’ […]
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Opal digital transit card trial for Apple Pay and Samsung Pay (obsolete)
Notice: The Opal Digital Card project was cancelled in 2022. This post is obsolete for reference only. NSW announced a public beta test for Opal digital card in October and […]
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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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JR East Ticketless Touch and Go Shinkansen expands system wide
Another day, another Suica related announcement. JR East ticketless Touch and Go Shinkansen service for Suica and other compatible Transit IC cards will be expanded to include all JR East […]
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Road to Super Suica: mobile expansion
The October 21 announcement from JR East-Hachinohe City-Northern Iwate Transportation is the 3rd Super Suica local transit card and follows earlier Super Suica local transit card announcements for Utsunomiya Light […]