How do you pay for your train rides?Three Kyodo News reporters – Yuki Yamaguchi, Peter Masheter and Risa Suzuki – talk about how JR East is planning on introducing ticket gates in the next decade that will allow passengers to ride trains without scanning phones at the gates. Listen as they discuss what kind of infrastructures other countries have implemented and the potential drawbacks of the new system.Article mentioned in the podcast:JR East to launch scan-free ticket gates for app users within 10 yrsKyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of …READ FULL ARTICLE