The year 2024 saw some train and bus operators in Japan switch to contactless credit card fare payment systems in lieu of transportation IC cards widely adopted nationwide. This is because of hefty ...

MISHIMA, Shizuoka -- Confusion is mounting as train passengers of lines operating in this central Japan city can now use contactless credit and debit cards and not common transportation IC cards on ...

Taking the subway and buses in Japan will become easier for tourists from March 1, when the sale of unregistered prepaid cards resumes after a nearly two-year hiatus. While some train and bus ...

Izuhakone Railway Co. President Fumiyasu Goto hands out flyers about the commencement of a contactless card payment system for the Sunzu Line, at Mishima Station in the city of Mishima, Shizuoka ...