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I guess that's not too bad, just pay with your IC card if it's not a big purchase. Basically everyone in the big cities already carries one for use in transit.
by JCharante 3y ago
I guess that's not too bad, just pay with your IC card if it's not a big purchase. Basically everyone in the big cities already carries one for use in transit. Don't think bars accept them though, then again most people use cash for saturday nights (from my experience, since it's easier to split bills this way).
- computerfriend 3y agoJapan no longer issues IC cards.
- JCharante 3y agoI haven't been there since May, so I heard that the chip shortage is affecting new IC cards, although your sentence seems to indicate that's a permanent change? Anyways there are still plenty of people with IC cards even if they stopped issuing new ones. Most people have probably had theirs for years.
- jwells89 3y agoDigital wallet versions of those cards still work fine, though. I visited Japan a month ago and found that on iPhones or Apple Watches you don’t even need a special app — the stock Wallet app can generate new virtual Suica, PASMO, or ICOCA cards on demand.
- fooobarr 3y agoThat's not correct. The Welcome Suica IC card is still issued. https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/welcomesuica/welcomesuica.html https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/welcomesuica/welcomesuica....
- greydius 3y agoNot true. I bought a new Icoca recently.
- valianteffort 3y agoIIRC it was the temporary ones not being issued. There are IC cards that are "branded" to only function for a month (or 3?) meant travelers. But they have decided to save the chips for standard IC cards.