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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 9:14 pm
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Originally Posted by steve4031
There is an app in the iPhone store. I downloaded it but it was in Japanese. I wasn't able to switch it to English. And I don't have FeliCa.
If it's this app, it only adds money to an existing Suica card. Also, from the iTunes store page:

※決済用クレジットカードとして、「Suica付きビューカード」が必要となります。
The iPhone app is no good for non-residents (and even a good chunk of residents; not everyone in Japan wants credit cards) because it requires you have the JR East credit card to function (on the app that functions on more phones internationally? Really, JR East?). The Android app lets you use any Japan-issued Visa or MasterCard or any AmEx or JCB card- so long as your phone supports FeliCa.
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