The real revolution came in the fall of 2001 with Suica in collaboration with the Sony Group. The contactless system, known in Japan as the "IC Card" (including the corresponding logo), is based ...

(JR East)'s "Suica." Full story. End of the line: High upkeep costs force regional Japan transit operators to ditch IC cards OSAKA -- Integrated circuit (IC) cards have been in use in Japan for 23 ...

MISHIMA, Shizuoka -- Confusion is mounting as train passengers of lines operating in this central Japan city can ... while transportation IC cards, such as JR East's "Suica," remain unacceptable.

And one key railway in Japan has so far shown no interest in joining the system. Prepaid IC cards, such as Suica and Pasmo, are widely used at stations. But the new credit-card gates allow ...

East Japan Railway Co ... to pass through ticket barriers without tapping their IC cards. Currently, passengers must press their Suica cards at automatic ticket gates to enter and exit stations.