KDDI cellphones to be used to pay fares at JR East stations

KDDI cellphones to be used to pay fares at JR East stations

TOKYO, Japan - A model demonstrates how a mobile phone handset is used to pay train fares at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on July 11. Subscribers to KDDI Corp.'s ''au'' mobile phone service will be able to pay train fares with their handsets at East Japan Railway Co. stations starting in January 2006, the two companies said. JR East will allow its Suica electronic train fare card functions to be installed on Internet-capable mobile phone handsets for use with KDDI's EZ FeliCa service to be launched in September in combination with Sony Corp.'s FeliCa contactless integrated-circuit card technology.

Sony unveils FeliCa-compatible prototype accessories

Sony unveils FeliCa-compatible prototype accessories

Sony Corp. unveils in Tokyo a prototype ring and bracelet that are compatible with the electronics giant's FeliCa contactless smart card technology on Oct. 1, 2015. Possible applications of the accessories include cashless payments and authentication. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

KDDI cellphones to be used to pay fares at JR East stations

KDDI cellphones to be used to pay fares at JR East stations

TOKYO, Japan - A model demonstrates how a mobile phone handset is used to pay train fares at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on July 11. Subscribers to KDDI Corp.'s ''au'' mobile phone service will be able to pay train fares with their handsets at East Japan Railway Co. stations starting in January 2006, the two companies said. JR East will allow its Suica electronic train fare card functions to be installed on Internet-capable mobile phone handsets for use with KDDI's EZ FeliCa service to be launched in September in combination with Sony Corp.'s FeliCa contactless integrated-circuit card technology. (Kyodo)

Apple's new iPhones go on sale in Japan

Apple's new iPhones go on sale in Japan

Shoppers enter a store of Apple Inc. in Tokyo's Omotesando district on Sept. 16, 2016, the day the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus went on sale in Japan. The new models are embedded with the FeliCa noncontact smart chip. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo