Suica and Pasmo cards that you can buy anywhere without registering personal data will be back in time for the spring travel season.
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The two easiest ways to pay for train tickets, and a whole bunch of other stuff, make their long-awaited return.
Suica and Pasmo have become an ubiquitous part of life and travel in Japan, but you can’t get a new card for either.
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