Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Travel in Japan is about to get easier thanks to the launch of the Welcome Suica app, scheduled to debut March 6. Developed by JR ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will resume issuing Suica cards — sales of which have been suspended since last year due to a global shortage of chips needed to make them — as early as this fall, the ...

When visiting Tokyo, having an IC transport card such as Suica or Pasmo is the most convenient way to get around. These reloadable transit cards can be used for commuting around the city as well as ...

In November 2025, JR East announced that, in conjunction with improvements to its Suica IC smart card functionality to be implemented in autumn 2026, a new mascot character will take over from the ...

East Japan Railway Company, or JR East, is planning to start issuing prepaid, rechargeable smart cards in the Tokyo metropolitan area again this fall after clearing semiconductor supply problems. The ...

TOKYO — U.S. troops and other commuters in Japan will soon be able to purchase unregistered Suica and Pasmo smart cards again, following a nearly two-year pause due to a global semiconductor shortage.

The Suica smartphone app is upping its payments game by adding features and increasing limits so that the app, which is at its core a bus and train electronic-ticketing system, can compete against the ...

After a hiatus of nearly two years, the providers of Tokyo’s two main IC transport cards – Pasmo and Suica – will finally resume sales of unregistered prepaid cards. Registered cards were made ...

For shoppers and adventurers alike, there is no better time to visit eastern Japan than between now and March 31 thanks to an innovative partnership between JR East and Mitsui Fudosan. Travelers to ...