If you’re traveling to Tokyo and want to navigate the city like a local, consider riding Tokyo’s train system. The author of By The Way’s Tokyo City Guide, Yukari Sakamoto, says Tokyo’s public ...

TOKYO — One rail line in Japan’s capital is installing machines that will permit passengers to pay their fare with credit cards rather than the usual pre-paid passes. The Tokyu Corp. is placing the ...

Getting around Japan is about to become considerably easier for foreign visitors. Pasmo Co, one of Tokyo's most widely used train card issuers, will launch a new prepaid transport card exclusively for ...

TOKYO — U.S. troops and other commuters in Japan will soon be able to purchase unregistered Suica and Pasmo smart cards again, following a nearly two-year pause due to a global semiconductor shortage.

This new IC (integrated circuit) card works just like Japan's regular prepaid transit cards. You can simply tap and go. There ...