Eight east Japan rail operators, including the one operating the Tokyo Monorail to the capital's Haneda airport, announced Wednesday they will transition from paper tickets with a magnetic backing to ones that only have QR codes printed on them from 2027 to reduce their environmental impact.Although most train journeys on the companies' lines are currently made using prepaid cards like Suica or through mobile apps registered with the service, Japan's train operators still sell physical magnetic-backed tickets at stations.However, the companies say they have decided to begin replacing them s…READ FULL ARTICLE
