Suica, Japan's First IC Transit Card

	Suica, Japan's First IC Transit Card(tokyodev.com)
	272 points by zdw 14 days ago \| 261 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Suica's speed and user experience is remarkable and floors users ↑Suica is essential and delightful for travel and daily life in Japan ↓Suica isn't special; other countries have equivalent or better transit payment systems •The locked-down nature of the card chip is a rare beneficial case of non-user-controlled computing ~Practical concerns about availability, fees, and cross-platform support limit Suica's appeal