Japan has Apple Pay Suica that worked on my US iPhone, Korea required me to keep a physical T-money card at all times. This may change like next year but Japan

Japan has Apple Pay Suica that worked on my US iPhone, Korea required me to keep a physical T-money card at all times. This may change like next year but Japan has had a 5 year head start. https://www.imore.com/apple-pay-coming-korea-part-k-new-deal-says-rumor https://www.imore.com/apple-pay-coming-korea-part-k-new-deal... Japan has updated their taxis since 2017 - roll out has been slow but I've rode in them multiple times as a tourist since then. https://global.toyota/en/jpntaxi/ https://global.toyota/en/jpntaxi/ I love Seoul for it's nightlife/cheaper restaurants, but I can't help but notice that it once tried to be an urban sprawling American city. It's just not as pedestrian friendly as Japanese cities, and I find myself taking more cabs than I would in Tokyo despite the Seoul metro being world class. The cheonggyecheong stream used to be a disgusting urban highway and I'm sure there are plenty more. https://www.landscapeperformance.org/case-study-briefs/cheonggyecheon-stream-restoration https://www.landscapeperformance.org/case-study-briefs/cheon...