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• 2018/12/23 (Sun) 14:59
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When we were talking about fare IC cards such as Suica, someone mentioned before that there is a way to go through the ticket gate using Apple Pay on the iPhone, but now it is also possible to go through with Google Pay on Android phones.

Of course, the phone has to have a contactless device, but I was looking at T-Mobile's website to see if I could get a Galaxy A6 (Retail $ 400) from T-Mobile instead of my current phone company, Sprint. I was looking at T-Mobile's website and found that this model also has Android Pay (now Google Pay), so I am thinking of getting Galaxy A6 which costs more than twice as much as my current Galaxy J3 ($175).

I checked how far Google Pay can be used in Japan and found

"Google Pay can be used at Edy ・ nanaco ・ Suica ・ WAON ・ QUICPay merchants"

, which means that QUICPay can be used at any automatic ticket gates of JR East, right? This means that QUICPay can be used at all JR East automatic ticket gates. This means you can use QUICPay at any automatic ticket gate in JR East.)

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• 2018/12/25 (Tue) 09:02
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https://youtu.be/6ng9LTRgZhk

It seems that Google Pay can also go through the ticket gates as Suica. I only go to Japan about once a year, so I wondered what the benefit would be of having a cash card like Google Pay.

Cash card accounts such as mobile wallet do not earn any interest, but you have to deposit money. In contrast, a credit card is literally borrowing money to make purchases. And if you pay back the full amount when the monthly bill comes, there is no interest at all. Furthermore, credit cards are accepted everywhere, and since I have a Costco CITI VISA Card, I can even earn points. My credit card payments are small, but I can save enough to buy an iPad next spring.

It's kind of cool to shop with the recently popular mobile wallet, but that's all. In Japan, places that take Google Pay or Apple Pay always take credit cards too, so I'm not sure if it's a good idea to buy a new phone with Google Pay function.

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• 2018/12/25 (Tue) 09:52
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https://youtu.be/vGY2-HCtOio

Suica card function is also based on "View Card", a credit card account of JR East, which gives points within View Card. But even if you create a Japanese credit card account, hey ！.

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• 2018/12/26 (Wed) 10:10
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Walmart, Subway, convenience stores, and the recently opened 85℃ Bakery have adopted contactless payment devices, which sounds really cool, but when I thought about it, I came to the conclusion that in the U.S., I don't need a mobile wallet since I can pay by inserting my credit card's IC contact point into these places. However, when I think about it, I came to a conclusion that I don't need a mobile wallet in the U.S. because I can pay by inserting a credit card IC contact.

Therefore, even if I switch from Sprint to T-Mobile, the mobile wallet function and video recording 1920x1080-30p are attractive, but the Galaxy A6 costs $400, so I think I would be fine with the same $175 Galaxy J3 as before. I am now thinking of using Galaxy J3 which costs $175. So I will continue to use my regular Suica card in Japan.

So I will continue to use my regular Suica card in Japan, and I will also use the 90X zoom, 1920x1080-60p, 256 gram video camera that I paid 24,000 yen for in Japan the last time I was in Japan.

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• 2018/12/27 (Thu) 09:04
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For overseas travel from Japan, an article titled "Overseas Travel Insurance … Unexpected Pitfalls" appeared in the Net Yomiuri. Please refer to it as it is quite applicable even if you are coming from here.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/fukayomi/ichiran/20181225-OYT8T50098.html?page_no=1