Anonymous cards were suspended from sale in June 2023 and remain so due to risks that supplies could run out, East Japan Railway Co. said. Suica and Pasmo cards are owned by JR East and Pasmo Co ...

And one key railway in Japan has so far shown no interest in joining the system. Prepaid IC cards, such as Suica and Pasmo, are widely used at stations. But the new credit-card gates allow ...

The Japanese government plans to abolish the current health insurance card system in the fall of 2024, the minister for digital transformation announced on Oct. 13. The cards will be combined into ...

Until recently Japan was still a very much cash-only society, where even restaurant bills of hundreds of dollars would have ...

Tokyo, the bustling capital of Japan, is a city that never sleeps, offering an endless array of attractions for travelers.

The best way to get around Tokyo is the subway ... you could buy a visitor’s ticket pass, PASMO or SUICA, which functioned like a metro debit card. However, due to a worldwide microchip shortage, ...

Japan is a bucket list destination for many tourists. Although there is a common notion that it is an expensive destination, there are many ways to save if you decide to take the trip to the land of ...

She's been writing about credit cards and reward travel since 2011 with articles on Forbes Advisor, BoardingArea, The Points Guy and more. Her redemptio... See Full Bio Becky PokoraCredit Card ...

BCN+R data delivers good news for DJI, but difficult reading for video camera manufacturers including Sony, Panasonic and ...

But when Gilbert went to check out, he got a "card declined" message. He didn't think much of it. It was a new card and he had forgotten the three-digit code on the back. Instead, he used his ...

If you’ve been to Japan, you know the problem ... you will load a local IC transport card such as Pasmo or Suica into your digital wallet and use that to tap on and off). Tourist attractions ...

For more than 10 years, Jon Nickel-D'Andrea has been a sought-after expert on how to travel the world using rewards points and miles. Jon has been featured in local and national publications and ...