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Japan’s IC Cards are weird and wonderful
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https://aruarian.dance/blog/japan-ic-cards/
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It’s serendipitous that this article landed on the front page of lobste.rs as I’m in Japan for the first time this week and I’ve been using both a physical suica card and suica in iPhone wallet. I’m an avid CTA rider in chicago. I can easily tell how much faster these IC cards scan. I expect to have to stutter step as I scan to account for the delay, like on CTA, but these IC scanners are near instant.