Suica, Pasmo, Icoca, and other smart cards help keep Japan’s many public transport users moving. Stored credit on the cards can also be used for many ordinary transactions.

And, finally, it is also possible to use credit cards as a means of payment for topping up Suica, Pasmo and Icoca - in fact, that is the only option there. All this is much easier than physical cards.

NHK News reports that unregistered Suica and Pasmo cards will be available once again from March 1. Sales of both IC cards were suspended indefinitely in 2023 due to a global semiconductor ...

Pasmo and Suica are the two main IC transport cards used in Tokyo. These reloadable cards are convenient, not just for trains and buses, but also for paying at participating stores and restaurants.

Pasmo — an IC card similar to Suica and popular in the metropolitan Tokyo area — had also halted sales around the same time as its JR East counterpart due to the chip shortage, and remains ...

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.

Sale of Suica and Pasmo Cards Suspended in Japan Tourists new to Japan could face inconveniences. Travel. Aug 2, 2023. 20.5K Views. 10 Comments. Comments. Text By Nicolaus Li. Source Sora ...

The experiment comes as sales of new tap-to-pay Suica and Pasmo cards were suspended Aug. 2 due to a worldwide semiconductor shortage. They are the most popular rechargeable cards used by locals ...

The return of unregistered cards marks the final step in the complete restoration of Suica/Pasmo availability. It wasn’t until the start of September 2024 that new registered cards, which require the ...

Train operators in eastern Japan said Friday that they will suspend sales of some Suica and Pasmo rechargeable transportation cards starting on June 8 due to a shortage of the chips needed to make ...