Originally Posted by
jib71
You mean the store used the chip - rather than the magnetic strip - but asked for a signature? I've never come across that. Or do you mean that the stores swiped the strip and let you sign? That I've seen many times. I've also come across one or two places that refuse to do it.
I believe they used it in the same terminal that would be used to enter a PIN. I don't remember seeing it swiped. I also used it in the JR West (in Osaka) and JR East (in Tokyo) Kiosks to re-load my Suica card without issue.