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The same can not be said for android; Not even Samsung support the Japanese payment cards unless you buy the Japan model.

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This is because ICOCA/PASMO/Suica use FeliCa rather than NFC for data. All iPhones have both FeliCa and NFC. Only Japanese Android phones would bother added FeliCa.

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