East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced on Dec. 10 that it plans to introduce walk-through gates within the next decade, allowing passengers to pass through ticket barriers without tapping their IC ...

When East Japan Railway Company (JR East) launched its Suica prepaid card payment system in 2001, it was a gigantic step forward in convenience for train passengers in Japan. Instead of having to buy ...

They look like commuters passing the ticket wickets at train stations, flashing their electronic train-fare cards at a scanner. But they are, in fact, East Japan Railway Co. employees entering the ...

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 ...

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.

When you’re in Tokyo, having an IC transport card is one of the most convenient ways to travel around the city. Pasmo and Suica are the two main IC transport cards used in Tokyo. These reloadable ...

No visitor to Tokyo should be without a Suica card and no visitor to Japan should be without a JR Pass. The Suica card is convenient for intercity trains and buses while the JR Pass saves you time and ...

A new batch of special Suica cards to mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo Station went on sale Wednesday. The new sales come after there was chaos on Dec 20 when the first batch went on ...

Tokyo cashless bus pilot launches September 1, 2026 on route C·H01 from Shinjuku Station, banning cash and accepting only ...