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How to Charge Your Mobile Suica and Pasmo in Japan
Charging your Mobile Suica or Pasmo in Japan is easy. Whether you’re topping up for a train ride or grabbing a snack from a vending machine, there are several ways to recharge your card. ・Train ...
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Sales of non-personalized Suica, Pasmo IC cards in Japan to resume in March
Sales of non-personalized Suica and Pasmo IC cards, which are used to pay for train fares and other payments in Japan, will resume in March. New issuance of Suica and Pasmo cards was suspended in ...
Prestige Online13d
Japan’s new Welcome Suica mobile app will make travel easier for tourists
The launch of the Welcome Suica mobile app on March 6, 2025, promises to simplify travel in Japan with digital payments, ...
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Tap-and-go credit card pay system spreads to train stations
Prepaid IC cards, such as Suica and Pasmo, are widely used at stations. But the new credit-card gates allow passengers to take trains without worrying about remaining balances. And they spare ...
The Straits Times21d
Going to Japan for Sakura season? Getting around will be easier as prepaid card sales resume in March
Commuters in the Tokyo, Sendai and Niigata regions typically rely on two kinds of IC cards: Suica cards sold by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and Pasmo cards from other railway and bus ...