Japan’s Suica Transit Card to Add Subscriptions in 2028
Would you buy a subscription to ride the train? JR East is hoping you will – and hoping the plan helps save its Suica card from extinction.
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Would you buy a subscription to ride the train? JR East is hoping you will – and hoping the plan helps save its Suica card from extinction.
Ichikawa City in Chiba Prefecture will become the first in Japan to extend a marriage benefits program to sexual and gender minorities.
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